Climate Politics
China, Brazil Aim to Be Climate Leaders and Keep Polluting Too
The host of COP30 and the world's top emitter seek to be green champions, while also drilling for more oil.
A solar charging station at the BYD Co. solar panel and electric bus chassis production facility in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil.
Photographer: Jonne Roriz/BloombergBrazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flexed his country’s green credentials last week when he had world leaders escorted to this year’s climate summit, hosted in the Amazonian city of Belém, by a fleet of custom-made electric vehicles.