Jornal Do Brasilia - France backs Lula's proposal to hold climate conference in the Amazon

NYSE - LSE

RIO	1.74%	58.17	$
BTI	1.27%	42.37	$
NGG	0.87%	72.11	$
CMSC	0.18%	21.82	$
RBGPF	100%	63.59	$
BP	2.33%	28.32	$
RYCEF	-1.5%	9.36	$
CMSD	0.18%	21.96	$
SCS	0.51%	9.76	$
RELX	1.92%	52.2	$
BCC	0.83%	93.47	$
VOD	1.45%	9.305	$
JRI	1.29%	12.4	$
GSK	1.56%	35.93	$
BCE	1.91%	22.04	$
AZN	0.8%	67.59	$

France backs Lula's proposal to hold climate conference in the Amazon

TECHNOLOGY 17.11.2022

France backs Lula's proposal to hold climate conference in the Amazon / Photo: © POOL/AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday backed a proposal by Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to hold a 2025 United Nations climate conference in the Amazon rainforest.

Text size:

"I fervently hope that we can have a COP in the Amazon so I fully support this initiative by Lula," Macron said during a trip to Bangkok for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

"I support the return of Brazil on an Amazon strategy. We need it," he added.

Lula, who will take office on January 1, expressed a wish Wednesday at the COP27 climate meeting in Egypt to organise COP30 in the Amazon -- an ecosystem essential to the balance of the global climate and biodiversity.

Brazil was previously selected to organise a COP summit in 2019 but did not follow through after the election of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro at the end of 2018.

"France is an Indo-Pacific power and an Amazonian power. The largest external border of France and Europe is the border of our Guyana with Brazil," Macron said.

Lula's election victory last month has paved the way for a rapprochement between Paris and Brasilia following strained relations under Lula's predecessor.

"I was waiting with great impatience for this moment so that we could relaunch a strategic partnership worthy of our history," said Macron, who was one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate Lula after his electoral win.

Paris sees Brazil as an "essential partner in Latin America", said French Secretary of State for European Affairs Laurence Boone on Tuesday.

R. do Carmo--JDB

Featured

Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos in Nigeria.

Less Soviet, more inspiring: Kyrgyzstan seeks new anthem

Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has launched an unprecedented public contest to find an alternative.

NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday

Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday.

Humanoid robots stride into the future with world's first half-marathon

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon showcasing China's drive to lead the global race in cutting-edge technology.