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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jonathan Watts

Lula’s bid to style himself climate leader at Cop28 undermined by Opec move

Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai
Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai on Friday. Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has roared into Cop28 with a mega-delegation of more than 2,000 people and grand ambitions to address inequality and protect the world’s tropical forests.

Lula, as he is known, said his country was leading by example: “We have adjusted our climate goals, which are now more ambitious than those of many developed countries. We have drastically reduced deforestation in the Amazon and will bring it to zero by 2030,” he said.

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