Amazon emissions soared under Brazil's Bolsonaro — study
Using air samples from research flights over the rainforest, scientists found the Amazon's carbon emissions soared from 240 million tonnes per year on average from 2010 to 2018 to 440 million tonnes in 2019 and 520 million tonnes in 2020.
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A Brazilian flag is seen in a deforested and burnt area on the edge of the BR-230 (Transamazonica) highway in Manicoré, Amazonas state, Brazil on September 22, 2022. (AFP)
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RIO DE JANEIRO - The Amazon rainforest's carbon emissions doubled in 2019 and 2020, as a decline in environmental policing under Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro led to a