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Brazil facing worst drought in nearly 100 years as officials issue
emergency warning
Conrad Duncan, The Independent via Carbon Brief
The Independent reports that Brazil is "facing its worst drought in
more than 90 years", driving worries of increased fires in the Amazon rainforest and energy shortages from the hydroelectric
industry. According to the outlet, hydropower made up 70% of Brazil's electricity output in 2018. It adds that Brazil's National
Meteorological System issued a "water emergency alert" last week to "acknowledge an expected shortage of rain from June to Sept this
year." Reuters adds that the nation's electricity sector monitoring
committee recommended last week that Brazil's water regulator
recognise a state of "water scarcity," after a "prolonged drought" hit
central and southern parts of the country. Meanwhile, the Financial
Times reports that in April, Amazon, Boston Consulting, McKinsey,
Unilever, Salesforce, Airbnb, GSK and Nestlé supported a $1bn scheme
to tackle deforestation. Under the scheme, countries including Brazil
and Indonesia would be "paid for carbon credits linked to avoidance of
tree clearance".

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