Strategic Frameworks support for Brazil through UNEP

Cover date
12 Jun 2018
Document type
Approved readiness proposal
Organization
United Nations Environment Programme
Country
Brazil

Brazil submitted the document ratifying the Paris Agreement in September 2016, in which it committed to reduce GHG emissions by means of a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The NDC targets to reduce GHG emissions by 37% in 2025 and 43% in 2030.1 The project ’Mitigation Options of GHG Emissions in Key Sectors in Brazil’, prepared in a partnership between the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC) and UN Environment, indicated a rationale that takes into consideration sector cost-effectiveness and key technologies for compliance with the NDC.2 However, it is necessary to establish a national consensus where Technology Action Plans can build from, aiming at developing local content of priority technologies and sectors for compliance with the NDC. Therefore, this proposal seeks to develop a comprehensive ‘Technology Needs Assessment for the Implementation of Climate Action Plans in Brazil’.