Brazil's environment ministry issued a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through seven guidelines and mitigation targets that will be measured every three years as of 2024.
The strategy is part of a larger project known as Plano Clima that seeks to promote energy efficiency, low-carbon agriculture and cattle raising practices, green hydrogen supply and wider use of renewable fuels. Each of the seven sectors included in the national strategy for mitigation plan issued on Friday will follow specific guidelines with targets, action plans, cost projections, financing pathways, monitoring and assessment.
Sectors include agriculture and cattle raising, nature conservation, cities and urban mobility, energy and mining, industry, solid waste and effluents, as well as transport, all aligned with another strategy plan to employ climate adaptation. Mitigation action plans will set targets from 2024-27, 2028-31 and 2032-35, the ministry said.
All documents will be available for public consultation from 28 July-18 August.
The country's emissions come mostly from deforestation and agribusiness activities, which are ahead of burning fossil fuels in the transport and industry sectors, according to the environment ministry. Early in the week, the US Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation to determine if Brazil's illegal deforestation undermines the competitiveness of US timber and agricultural industries.
National deforestation fell by 32pc in 2024 from a year before, according to space institute Inpe. But Brazil also scorched an area greater than the size of Italy in 2024, according to environmental network MapBiomas.
Brazil has set a target of ceasing deforestation, both legal and illegal, by 2030, as well as to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
