Brazil: Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
August 2011
Subject
Environmental Mitigation Measure;
Sustainable Development;
Disaster
JEL code
N56 - Latin America • Caribbean;
P41 - Planning, Coordination, and Reform;
Q01 - Sustainable Development;
Q20 - Renewable Resources and Conservation: General;
Q51 - Valuation of Environmental Effects;
Q54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming;
Q58 - Government Policy;
R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
Country
Brazil
Category
Technical Notes
In order to understand the implications of GHG emissions reduction targets in the Brazilian economy it is important to understand the sector composition of these emissions in Brazil. According to the 2010 Second National Communications of Brazil to the UNFCCC, in 2005, the majority of Brazil's emissions (87.2%) corresponded to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
