Amazon Rainforest Destroyed for COP Climate Summit Highway
A new four-lane highway bisecting tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is under construction for the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. Intended to alleviate traffic for the 50,000+ attendees, including world leaders, the highway’s purported “sustainable” nature is disputed. Critics decry the deforestation as directly contradicting the summit’s climate goals, highlighting the Amazon’s crucial role in carbon absorption and biodiversity. This project thus sparks outrage among locals and conservationists concerned about the environmental consequences.
John Q. Hosedrinker