Climate Politics
Brazil Sees US Tariffs Damaging Efforts to Combat Climate Change
Brazil plans to mobilize $1.3 trillion per year to mitigate effects of climate change.
Photographer: Leonardo Carrato/BloombergBrazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva said US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could hurt her government’s goal of securing much-needed financing to combat climate change.
“Tariff wars are not good for anyone,” Silva said at a press conference late on Thursday. “They cause countries to start shifting resources that could be used for climate finance and can be now be redirected.”