[letrowekwel]

Wow, I had zero idea Brazil is doing so good in that front. I agree with you completely. EU's biggest economy shuts down nuclear plants in favor of coal, I think that tells us all enough about how much those in charge really care about the environment. Votes from irrational, brainwashed German population seems to be more important.

[dieortin]

If that front is preserving nature, then they’re not doing a very good job, no

[meiraleal]

Refresh my memory, who is doing a better job preserving nature?

If the country doing most of global work to preserve rainforest (and paying for it alone) isn't doing a good job, who is doing?

[dieortin]

Brazil is constantly destroying huge swaths of rainforest. Sure, destroying it gets you a lot of money, but NOT destroying it is completely free.

If that’s an example to follow, then we’re collectively fucked.

[meiraleal]

> If that’s an example to follow, then we’re collectively fucked.

We got collectively fucked when all western countries destroyed their natural landscape to get industrialized. If you expect another country to keep 70% of their land intact to save the world you gotta pay for this. And taking by the importance everybody seems to be giving to it, the price is expensive.

[dieortin]

Western countries never had the Amazon rainforest. And when they destroyed their forests they didn’t do so knowing they’re vital for the survival of humankind.

What you’re saying is literally blackmail. But Brazil is also blackmailing themselves, as they happen to be part of the same world as everyone else. “Pay us or else we burn this building with all of us inside” does not sound like a reasonable position, nor one that should be taken as an example.