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Bill Browder Highlights Absurdity of Lula da Silva’s Crimea Proposal with Amazon Rainforest Suggestion
Businessman and political activist Bill Browder took to Twitter to express his disappointment with Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s statement urging Ukraine to give up Crimea for “tranquility.” The post Bill Browder Highlights Absurdity of Lula da Silva’s Crimea Proposal with Amazon Rainforest Suggestion appeared first on Rich TVX News International: Rich TVX News – Breaking News and Latest Videos.
Brazil's rainforest is still plundered as world leaders agree “end to deforestation" – BBC News
World leaders meeting at the climate summit in Glasgow have agreed a plan to reverse global deforestation by 2030. Scientists say that is essential if global warming is to be restricted to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Trees capture and store carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and cutting them down or burning them is a major contributor to CO2 emissions. More than half of the…