Bolsonaro slashes Brazil’s environment budget, day after climate talks pledge
by Reuters from on (#5H0DX)
President had promised to double budget for environmental enforcement at conference organised by Joe Biden
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has approved a 24% cut to the environment budget for 2021 from the previous year's level, just one day after vowing to increase spending to fight deforestation.
Speaking on Thursday to the summit organised by US President Joe Biden, Bolsonaro pledged to double the budget for environmental enforcement and end illegal deforestation by 2030.
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