Climate change, poverty reduction, and AI governance will be the issues that Brazil will put high on BRICS agenda when it takes over the temporary presidency with the bloc on January 1, 2025, says Ambassador Eduardo Saboia in an interview with Agência Brasil.
As Brazil will also host the UN climate conference COP30 this year in Belém, the climate issue is of particular interest.
“How can we use Brazil’s BRICS presidency to build an understanding that could contribute to the success of COP30? The BRICS member countries play a central role in the energy sector, which is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions,” he says.
Aiming to build a better and more sustainable world, according to the ambassador, Brazil intends to use its leadership to seek understanding and consensus among the members on these issues as well as other topics such as the reform of global governance or the possibility for member countries to use local currencies when trading among them.
“If you want to build a better, sustainable world, BRICS must be part of that construction. And it’s important to have an understanding among these countries because that understanding helps you achieve a broader agreement [with other countries],” said Saboia.
