Agence France-Presse: AN AMBITIOUS plan to put more than 10 per cent of Brazil’s Amazon forest beyond the grasp of loggers and agribusiness could slash carbon emissions by 1.1 billion tonnes by mid-century, according to a study released on Wednesday. Deforestation in the tropics accounts for 20 per cent of global emissions of CO2, making it the second largest driver of global warming after the burning of fossil fuels. Amazonia alone accounts for nearly half of those emissions, and 65 per cent of …