Ensuring Greener Economic Growth for Brazil

The report argues that Brazil can align economic growth with its Paris Agreement commitments by investing in more productive land use, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and improved transportation logistics. It concludes that the returns from climate-friendly investments will outweigh the costs of inaction.

• Brazil can achieve green economic growth by improving land productivity, expanding renewable energy and energy efficiency, and reducing transit and traffic delays for cargo and commuters.
• Promoting economic growth is compatible with meeting Brazil's climate commitments in the critical sectors of land use, energy, and transportation.
• The economic benefits of implementing climate-friendly investments and policies now will exceed the costs, whereas the cost of inaction will be higher.

APA

Brakarz, B., & Zoghbi, E. (2018). Ensuring Greener Economic Growth for Brazil. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/ensuring-greener-economic-growth-for-brazil/

Chicago

Brakarz, Barbara, and Eduarda Zoghbi. Ensuring Greener Economic Growth for Brazil. Climate Policy Initiative, 2018. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/ensuring-greener-economic-growth-for-brazil/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{brakarz2018ensuring, author = {Brakarz, Barbara and Zoghbi, Eduarda}, title = {{Ensuring Greener Economic Growth for Brazil}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2018}, month = dec, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/ensuring-greener-economic-growth-for-brazil/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }