Brazil Will Wait to Join Airline Emissions Deal, Official Says

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Brazil is unlikely to join the initial phases of a proposed United Nations accord being brokered this month to limit emissions from international air travel, a senior government official said.

Brazil, one of the fastest-growing aviation markets, doesn’t produce enough emissions to justify joining the accord in the initial voluntary phases, beginning in 2021, said Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency director Ricardo Fenelon Jr.