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UN climate summit host city cuts forests to install fibreglass trees

As the COP30 climate summit kicks off in Brazil, environmental advocates are sounding the alarm: the government is spending millions on “fake trees” while real ones are being cut down.

Walid Tamtam
Nov 10, 2025
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As the COP30 climate summit kicks off in Brazil, environmental advocates are sounding the alarm: the government is spending millions on “fake trees” while real ones are being cut down.

An investigation by the Brazilian environmental publication Sumaúma reports the state spent more than 18 million reais (approximately C$5 million) on large fibreglass “tre…

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