Bolsonaro Throws a 15-Year Lifeline to Thermal Coal in Brazil
- Measure extends use of coal-fired power complex until 2040
- Government says it needs to avoid negative economic impacts
Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg
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One of the biggest villains of climate change, coal, has won a reprieve from the Brazilian government.
On Wednesday, President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned a bill to extend the life of a thermal power complex in the country’s south for 15 years, until 2040. His administration refers to the measure as the “fair energy transition program” for the coal region of Santa Catarina state.