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The Brazilian Policy on Climate ChangeRegulatory and Governance Aspects

Motta, Ronaldo Seroa da

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Through the Copenhagen Accord and the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) in Cancun, Brazil has confirmed its national voluntary reduction targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with reductions between 36.1 per cent and 38.9 per cent of projected emissions by 2020. These targets were defined in the National Climate Change Policy (PNMC, in Portuguese) approved by the National Congress (Law No. 12.187, dated 29 December 2009). These national targets focus on controlling deforestation, which represents a comparative advantage for Brazil. Reducing deforestation is certainly less restrictive to economic growth than mitigation actions related to energy consumption and industrial activities that other emerging economies would have to adopt. (…)

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Tipo
Estudo
Ano
2012
Instituição
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada
Idioma
Inglês
Acesso
Acesso aberto
Identificador
oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15771
Licença
Licença total exclusiva

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