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Mexico-Brazil oil deal raises concern for ecosystems and energy transition

Environmental organizations have raised concerns that a recent partnership between the state petrochemical companies of Brazil and Mexico will commit both nations to decades of fossil fuel production, increase the risk of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, and displace coastal communities with industrial expansion. On June 23, Brazil's Petrobras and Mexico's Pemex announced […]

Mexico-Brazil oil deal raises concern for ecosystems and energy transition

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Environmental organizations have raised concerns that a recent partnership between the state petrochemical companies of Brazil and Mexico will commit both nations to decades of fossil fuel production,...

On June 23, Brazil's Petrobras and Mexico's Pemex announced […]

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Environmental organizations have raised concerns that a recent partnership between the state petrochemical companies of Brazil and Mexico will commit both nations to decades of fossil fuel production, increase the risk of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, and displace coastal communities with industrial expansion. On June 23, Brazil's Petrobras and Mexico's Pemex announced […]

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Environmental organizations have raised concerns that a recent partnership between the state petrochemical companies of Brazil and Mexico will commit both nations to decades of fossil fuel production, increase the risk of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, and displace coastal communities with industrial expansion.

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On June 23, Brazil's Petrobras and Mexico's Pemex announced […]

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