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Brazilian mine sites could emit 5% of global annual emissions, study finds

There are currently over 5.3Mha of active mine sites in Brazil

Isabeau van Halm

In a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment, the researchers investigated the emissions of surface mining by combining the geolocation of Brazilian mine sites and carbon stock datasets....

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