the Minister of the Civil House, Rui CostaHe stated, today, Monday (10), that an end cannot be issued “from one day to the next.” Oil production in Brazil. In his view, this choice would lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions.
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Costa is in Belém, Pará, where he accompanied the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) When opening 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
The minister told reporters in response to a question about the mandate granted by the government, “When we discuss the end of fossil fuels, we have a problem with two sides: one is production and the other is consumption. Since humanity is humanity, every time a person orders a product and consumes it, there will be someone who wants to produce it.” Ibama the Petrobras For exploratory research in Tropical edge.
“So, if Brazil stops oil production by presidential decree, it does not mean that the next day Brazil will be a country with lower emissions,” he added.
Costa said that stopping oil production without planning would make Brazil a country with “much more polluting gas emissions,” because “Brazilian oil is oil with lower emissions, because it uses biodiesel, it uses ethanol.”
“So, if we close, by decree, all refineries for oil production in Brazil, will we improve the environmental condition of the planet? No, we will make it worse. Therefore, we have to take care of both sides of the same problem,” stated the President of the Civic House.
He also pointed out that replacing diesel buses with electric buses needs support. “An electric bus is more expensive than a diesel bus. How do you make it possible for city councils to replace diesel buses with electric buses? Having money in the funds creates subsidized financing.”
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