The Brazilian government is considering an emissions cap and protection for indigenous communities involved in carbon offsetting as part of a new carbon market, Rafael Dubeux, a senior coordinator of the country’s energy transition plan, told Reuters in an interview. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his administration are looking to accelerate an “ecological and energy transformation” after Lula’s predecessor, former president Jair Bolsonaro, presided over record deforestation in the Amazon. …
