Ensuring Greener Economic Growth for Brazil

This report analyzes how Brazil can align its economic recovery and poverty reduction goals with its Paris Agreement commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It identifies land use, energy, and transportation as the three critical sectors for driving green growth and argues that the long-term economic returns of climate-friendly investments will outweigh the initial costs.

• Brazil can achieve green economic growth and meet its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 by focusing on three critical sectors: land use, energy, and transportation. Specifically, the report suggests increasing land productivity, expanding renewable energy and energy efficiency, and improving the efficiency of cargo transit and commuter traffic.
• The report argues that the financial and economic returns of investing in climate-friendly policies and infrastructure now will exceed the costs, whereas the opportunity cost of inaction will be higher than the cost of new investments.

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} }