João Alfredo Telles Melo
Taves, Rodrigo. Devastação da Amazônia volta a crescer: queimadas em áreas de floresta sobem 30% este ano em relação a 2006 e serrarias operam a todo vapor. Jornal O Globo, Rio de Janeiro, 23.09.2007. Teixeira, Gerson. O Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento e o Meio Ambiente, 2007. Mímeo. Veríssimo A; Barreto P.; Tarifa R; Uhl C. Extraction of a high-value natural resource from Amazon: the case of mahogany. Forest Ecology and Management 72: 39-60. WWF-Brasil. Agenda Elétrica Sustentável 2020: estudo de cenários para um setor elétrico brasileiro eficiente, seguro e competitivo. 2. Ed., Brasília: 2007.
A Candle To God, Another To The Devil: The Brazilian Government (Un)Sustainable Policy For Climate Change And The Response Of Civil Society Abstract: The article analyses the environmental policy developed by the government of president Lula da Silva, in its interface with the development policy and proposals to the issue of climate change, with emphasis on the question of global warming, from the last report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and its impact on Brazil. This approach focuses on the issue of the Amazon, in view of the importance of preservation of the forest, not only for being a huge sink for carbon dioxide, but also to the climate system and the rains across South America. It must not be forgotten, however, that it not longer deserves special treatment, considering the issue of energy matrix, included in the so-called growth acceleration plan (PAC). This also values the proposals of social and ecological movements, as protagonists for the defense of the forest. Key words: Environment. Climate Change. Environmental Policy. Amazon.
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