Brazil has broken its carbon emissions record since data began to be monitored more than two decades ago, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS).
According to Cams, from the beginning of the year until now, 180 megatons of carbon have been released as a result of forest fires. This number puts the year 2024 at the same level as 2007, when the country broke the previous record.
As of last Monday (23), 202,102 fire outbreaks were detected, a number 98% higher than that recorded in the entire year of 2023. According to Climatempo, this is the highest number in seven years.
In September alone, around 60 megatons of gas were emitted, mainly from the Amazon biome.
Emissions by region
Cams also conducted a regional survey, which places the states of Amazonas and Mato Grosso do Sul as the main emitters. These regions accounted for the largest volume of carbon recorded to date.
The North region led the number of outbreaks, with almost 92 thousand so far, representing an increase of 89% from one year to the next.
Even at the top of the list, the region did not have as significant an increase as the Central-West and Southeast, which had increases of 248 and 202%, respectively.
The southern region recorded the highest number since 2020. Even with consecutive months of constant cold and rain, 5,477 outbreaks were recorded, an increase of 32%.
Meanwhile, the Northeast was the only region that reduced the number of vegetation fires. In total, 24,550 fires were recorded, a still high number, but which represents a 3% reduction compared to 2023.
This content was originally published in Brazil breaks carbon emissions record and has almost 100% more fires in 2024 on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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