Table 3 Emissions reduction commitments—climate policies
Emission reduction commitments signed by Brazil | Highlights |
|---|---|
Update of Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contribution, published in 2022 | Reduction of 37% of Brazilian emissions in 2025 and 50% in 2030, using 2005 as the base year |
Global Commitment on Methane Reductions, signed in 2021 | Reduction by 30% of methane emissions in Brazil by 2030, with 2020 as the baseline |
Guidelines for a national strategy for climate neutrality, developed in 2022 | Some measures for the energy sector: • reach between 45 and 50% of renewable energies in the composition of the energy matrix in 2030 • expand the participation and consumption of biofuels • encourage the manufacture and use of electric and hybrid vehicles • promote efficiency gains in the energy and electricity sector • encourage the energy use of waste • reduce carbon footprint for the oil and gas and biofuels sector |
Creation of the Interministerial Committee on Climate Change and Green Growth (CIMV), which deals with public policies related to climate change (Decree n. 10.845/2021) | Establishment of four temporary technical groups to support: • the implementation of the mechanisms of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Brazil • the implementation of the National Green Growth Program |