By 2035, Brazil aims to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by 59 to 67 percent below 2005 levels. This is the new climate target (NDC) presented by Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at COP29 on Wednesday. According to the Brazilian government of President Luiz Inácio „Lula“ da Silva, this corresponds to a reduction of 850 million to 1.05 billion tons of CO₂e. The new NDC is aligned with the 1.5-degree limit of the Paris Agreement and will enable Brazil to achieve net zero by 2050 – and it represents „a critical stage in promoting a new development (low-carbon) model,“ the government also announced.