The actions of the Brazilian agricultural sector in the context of climate change negotiations

Authors

  • Renato de Aragão Ribeiro Rodrigues Embrapa Solos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Marcela Cardoso Guilles Conceição Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
  • Edison Dausacker Bidone Universidade Federal Fluminense, Noterói, RJ, Brasil
  • Eduardo Silva Matos Embrapa, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
  • Renato Campello Cordeiro Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
  • Gracie Verde Selva Instituto Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento e Sustentabilidade, Brasília, DF, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n2.2019.26238

Keywords:

Greenhouse Gases; Mitigation; Adaptation; Public Polices.

Abstract

Brazil has always maintained a prominent position in negotiations within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, playing a major role in setting increasingly ambitious goals and encouraging consensus among Parties. With the purpose of reducing GHG emissions from the agricultural sector and disseminating and financing good agricultural practices, Brazil developed a platform of sustainable technologies and public policies, as the Low Carbon Agriculture Plan (the “ABC Plan”). This article reviews the main milestones of Brazil’s role in the international negotiation on climate change, how these factors affected the Brazilian agricultural sector between 2009 and 2018 and the authors’ personal view on this context. The objective is to provide an overview of Brazil’s actions regarding the agricultural sector which contribute to the voluntary commitment assumed by the Brazilian government at COPs 15 and 21 and to provide a critical analysis of how these actions are being implemented. The main results show that low carbon agriculture has been consolidated as the main Brazilian strategy for sustainable rural development,
but it is vital for our country to continue with these actions.

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Author Biographies

Renato de Aragão Ribeiro Rodrigues, Embrapa Solos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Embrapa Solos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Marcela Cardoso Guilles Conceição, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.

Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.

Edison Dausacker Bidone, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Noterói, RJ, Brasil

Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, RJ, Brasil.

Eduardo Silva Matos, Embrapa, Brasília, DF, Brasil.

Secretaria de Inteligência e Relações Estratégicas, Embrapa, Brasília, DF, Brasil.

Renato Campello Cordeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil

Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil.

Gracie Verde Selva, Instituto Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento e Sustentabilidade, Brasília, DF, Brasil

Instituto Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento e Sustentabilidade, Brasília, DF, Brasil

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Published

2019-08-31

How to Cite

Rodrigues, R. de A. R., Conceição, M. C. G., Bidone, E. D., Matos, E. S., Cordeiro, R. C., & Selva, G. V. (2019). The actions of the Brazilian agricultural sector in the context of climate change negotiations. Sustainability in Debate, 10(2), 28–37. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n2.2019.26238

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