Panorama do incentivo público às práticas de abatimento de metano na agricultura do Brasil

The document analyzes Brazil's public policies for reducing methane emissions in agriculture, noting that while frameworks like the Ecological Transformation Plan and the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy exist, there is a lack of specific, targeted incentives for methane abatement in the livestock sector, which is the primary source of these emissions.

• Brazil is the fifth largest emitter of methane globally, with emissions accounting for approximately 5.5% of the global total and about 25% of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions.
• Agriculture is the primary source of methane in Brazil, responsible for 72% of the country's total methane emissions, with enteric fermentation from cattle accounting for 92% of the agricultural sector's emissions.
• Despite a 10% increase in the cattle herd between 2005 and 2020, agricultural methane emissions remained stable between 14.0 and 14.5 million tonnes per year, suggesting gains in relative productive efficiency but no clear path toward absolute reduction.
• The Brazilian government has committed to the Global Methane Pledge to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030 and set a 2035 target to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 59% to 67% compared to 2005 levels.
• Current public instruments such as the RenovAgro credit manual and the sovereign sustainable debt framework promote general sustainable practices but lack explicit, direct associations with methane abatement in agriculture.
• The Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy, currently in development, explicitly identifies the use of feed additives to reduce enteric methane in ruminants and the implementation of biodigesters for animal waste as measures to avoid significant harm.
• The Eco Invest initiative's first auction in November 2024 involved nine banks aiming to leverage BRL 44.3 billion (USD 7.5 billion) in sustainable investments, with approximately 12% allocated to bioeconomy and agri-food systems.
• The Climate Bonds Initiative launched Agriculture Production Criteria in October 2024, which provides technical benchmarks for methane abatement, including reducing herd sizes by at least 50% in large operations and investing in alternative proteins.

APA

Gava, L., & Waquil, L. (2023). Panorama do incentivo público às práticas de abatimento de metano na agricultura do Brasil. Climate Bonds Initiative. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Climate-Bonds_Overview-of-Public-Incentives-for-Methane-Abatement-Practices-in-Brazilian-Agriculture_PT_March-2025.pdf

Chicago

Gava, Leonardo, and Leandro Waquil. Panorama do incentivo público às práticas de abatimento de metano na agricultura do Brasil. Climate Bonds Initiative, 2023. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Climate-Bonds_Overview-of-Public-Incentives-for-Methane-Abatement-Practices-in-Brazilian-Agriculture_PT_March-2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gava2023panorama, author = {Gava, Leonardo and Waquil, Leandro}, title = {{Panorama do incentivo público às práticas de abatimento de metano na agricultura do Brasil}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/documents/publications/Climate-Bonds_Overview-of-Public-Incentives-for-Methane-Abatement-Practices-in-Brazilian-Agriculture_PT_March-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }