Brazil's environment minister says the country needs $10bn (£7.2bn) a year in foreign aid in order to reach zero emissions by 2050.
The move would mean that Brazil could achieve the symbolic figure 10 years earlier than currently planned.
It comes ahead of US President Joe Biden's climate summit next week.
Brazil's environmental policies have brought international condemnation since President Jair Bolsonaro took office two years ago.
He has encouraged agriculture and mining activities in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest.
Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said $1bn would be used to reach zero illegal deforestation in the Amazon by 2030.
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