CAT Climate Governance Series - Brazil - February Update

When it comes to the influence of interest groups on politics, however, the picture is clear: the government usually suppresses the influence of environmental groups, and the influence of agribusiness or the fossil fuel industry is considerable. [...] The governance structure remains largely unchanged: in addition to the Head of the Civil House of the Presidency (who is chairing the CIMV), the Committee also includes the Head of the Presidency’s Secretariat and representatives of nine ministries. [...] In 2013, the Centre for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE) initiated a project on behalf of the Ministry of Environment to evaluate the National Plan on Climate Change and design a system for monitoring greenhouse gases in the measures included in the sectoral plans for mitigation and adaptation. [...] Several sources concur in the assessment that if the 50% is applied based on the calculation of the most recent emissions inventory in Brazil (included in the Fourth National Communication for 2020), which is expected to be the case, the COP26 announcement will remain above the ambition level of the original 2015 target (Observatorio do Clima, 2021b; Politica por inteiro, 2021). [...] When it comes to the influence of interest groups on politics, however, the picture is clear: the government usually suppresses the influence of environmental groups, and the influence of agribusiness or the fossil fuel industry is considerable.