The Minister of the Citizens House Rui Costasaid on Monday (10th) that it is not possible to declare an end “from one day to the next.” Brazilian oil production. In his view, this choice tends to increase greenhouse gas emissions.
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Mr. Costa stayed in Belem, Pará state and accompanied the president. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) at the opening of 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
“When we talk about the end of fossil fuels, we have a two-pronged problem. One is production and the other is consumption. Human beings are human beings, so every time humans demand and consume a product, there will be someone who will produce it,” the minister told reporters when asked about the authorizations given by the government. Ibama of petrobras for exploratory research on equatorial margin.
“So if Brazil stops oil production by executive order, it does not mean that Brazil will become a low-emitting country the next day,” he argued.
Stopping oil production without a plan would make Brazil a country with “much more polluting gas emissions,” Costa said, adding: “Brazilian oil is a low-emissions oil because it uses biodiesel and it uses ethanol.”
“So, if we close by decree all oil refineries in Brazil, will the environmental conditions of the planet improve? No, they will actually get worse. Therefore, we need to deal with both sides of the same problem,” said the President of the House of Citizens.
He also pointed out that replacing diesel buses with electric buses requires subsidies. “Electric buses are more expensive than diesel buses. What can we do to allow city halls to replace diesel buses with electric buses? By putting money in a fund that generates subsidized funds.”
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