Climate Leadership
Climate Leadership #11Gabriel Mantelli
Climate Leadership #10Paulo Ricardo
Climate Leadership #09Ana Maria Nusdeo
Climate Leadership #08Ísis Nóbile Diniz
On the Media
December 17, 2020
March 3, 2021
June 9, 2021
Commentaries
One year after the infamous April 2020 ministerial meeting, in which the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, defended the tactic of “doing all of it in two shakes (of a lamb’s tail) in matters of environmental policy, Bolsonaro’s speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate, convened by the Biden-Harris administration, took by surprise not only the Brazilian society, but also large segments of the international community. Bolsonaro’s speech referred to achievements and commitments of the Brazilian government that were totally disconnected from the reality of decisions and policies implemented by his administration since he took office in January 2019.
The eyes of the world community are once again set upon the fight against global warming, thanks to the Climate Summit hosted by the US government. After former president Donald Trump announced Washington’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the United States resumed its leadership position in the climate change mitigation and adaptation movement.
Speeches are more than words, they are expressions of the ideas and interests of the actors who give them, especially when it comes to the president of a nation. By analyzing the content of the discourse of political actors, such as Brazil’s president, one can accurately identify the ideas and the interests behind its political outlook on specific issues.