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15/01/2013
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Danilo Macedo
Brazil Agency Reporter
Brasilia - With little progress established by international treaties on the reduction of greenhouse gases and the difficulty of reaching a global agreement, one study indicates that countries are creating their own laws to fight climate change. Among the examples, the survey - carried out by Grantham Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE), and the NGO Globe International - emphasizes the adoption of the new Brazilian Forest Code.
The study evaluated 33 countries and identified significant progress in creating national laws to combat climate change in 18 of them. Another 14 showed limited progress. In general, developing countries showed more progress, while in developed countries they occurred in less quantity.
The most significant progress in 2012, according to the document, occurred in Mexico, where a law was passed in which the country is committed to reduce emissions by 30%. Among the countries surveyed, the only one who did not show any progress in environmental legislation was Canada, which in 2011 announced its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, in which industrialized countries commit to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Regarding Brazil, besides the approval of the forestry code, the study also highlights the country's commitment to reducing Amazon deforestation by 80% by 2020. The Globe International is an organization founded in 1989 by U.S. congressmen, European countries, Japan and Russia with the aim of supporting legislation aimed at fighting climate change.
According to John Gummer, the former environment minister of Britain and president of Globe International, the changes made by legislators occur due to the election of the population they represent, who do not want to leave the burden for future generations. "Fighting climate change, lawmakers also are protecting their industries prices ever higher fuel and ensuring that they do not want to depend on other countries to provide the energy they need."
Edition: Talita Cavalcante
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