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Re-run: Brazil's Crucial Role in the Energy Transition
In Brazil, the energy transition is pushed and prodded by conflicting forces. Its government is taking significant steps to cut emissions. For example, in August, it passed a much-anticipated low-carbon hydrogen framework; and in November, a law to create a regulated carbon market. And since taking office in 2023, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has spearheaded significant reductions in deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. But Brazil is also Latin America's biggest producer of oil, and it has been ramping up its output. In light of Brazil's strategic role in climate – it currently…
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