Will carbon credits be a new green windfall for Brazil?
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As a meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization gets under way in Belem, Brazil has just passed a law on carbon credits that could change the face of environmental protection. State-regulated carbon monetization would enable polluting companies to purchase credits to finance environmental conservation projects. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.