Brazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Brazil plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions more dramatically than had been planned, the government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced. Instead of the earlier target of reducing emissions by 59 percent from 2005 levels by 2035, it will aim for a 67 percent reduction, the left-leaning government said Friday. The shift is intended to align Brazil's emissions goal - called its "N