National policy climate change 05/12/2011 10:10 - Portal Brasil
In December 2009, at the Copenhagen Climate Summit, Brazil
pledged to voluntarily reduce projected greenhouse gas emissions
between 36.1% and 38.9% by 2020. The voluntary commitment was
included in the National Policy on Climate Change, new
legislation adopted in 2009 to ensure that economic and social
developments are compatible with protecting the climate system.
Federal, state and municipal governments are empowered to
implement low carbon programs in line with the legislation. To
meet voluntary carbon reduction goals, the National Policy on
Climate Change requires the development of specific sectoral
plans to curb emission from Brazil’s forestry, steel,
agricultural, energy, industry, transport and mining sectors. An
adaptation strategy focusing on the health system is also to
bedevised. Additional national climate policy highlights include
initiatives to conserve and support the recovery of national
biomes, consolidate and expand legally pro