Brazil: Climate Change

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency has opened public consultation on draft regulations for monitoring and verifying CO₂ emissions from domestic flights under the National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program. Air operators emitting 10,000 tonnes or more annually will need to comply with escalating emissions reduction targets starting at 1% in 2027 and reaching 10% by 2037, primarily through retiring SAF Sustainability Certificates or alternative compliance mechanisms including lower carbon aviation

O Decreto nº 13.094/2026 regulamenta o ProBioQAV e estabelece metas progressivas para combustível sustentável de aviação, enquanto o STF suspende demolição de residência em APP e adia julgamento crucial sobre a Lei Geral do Licenciamento Ambiental. Essas decisões marcam desenvolvimentos significativos na regulação ambiental brasileira, afetando desde o setor de aviação até a proteção de áreas de preservação perman

Brazil's Federal Government has issued Decree No. 13,095/2026, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for carbon dioxide capture, pipeline transport, and geological storage activities. The decree outlines technological routes including BECCS, CCS, CCUS, and DACCS, while designating the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) as the authorizing body and integrating these activities with Brazil's Emissions Trading System for potential carbon credit generation.

On Friday, 21 November, the final day of COP-30, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) adopted key decisions to advance the implementation...

COP30 evidencia protagonismo do capital privado e novos mecanismos de financiamento climático, enquanto gargalos estruturais ainda travam a transição ecológica no Brasil.

On October 31, 2025, the Federal Government published Decree No. 12,705/2025, which, on the eve of COP30, officially established the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy...

Brazil's Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation on the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB), a fundamental instrument for classifying and defining the compatibility...

The 29th Session of the UN Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-29) concluded on November 22, and COP-30 is now in sight.

On November 19, 2024, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill No. 182/2024, establishing the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE), following its approval by the Federal Senate on November 13. The text now awaits presidential approval.