Net Zero Pathways for Brazil - a webinar by Oxford Net Zero

Brazil is the world's fifth largest country by area, tenth biggest economy and contains 60% of the Amazon rainforest. The South American country is a key player in the fight against climate change.

In this webinar, net zero pathways for Brazil were discussed, based on the research led by our Oxford Net Zero Research Fellow Aline Soterroni. By combining regional models and real policy scenarios for Brazil, Aline and her collaborators estimated emissions for all sectors of the Brazilian economy up to 2050. The findings highlight the mitigation potentials of different sectors and activities and identify the urgent actions needed for Brazil to achieve its net zero pledge. The current lack of ambition and the extent of the mismatch between short- and long-term targets of Brazil's latest NDC was also discussed.

On the panel were:
Aline Soterroni, Fellow in Nature-based Solutions, Oxford Net Zero
Izabella Teixeira, Former Minister for the Environment, Brazil
Roberto Schaeffer, Full Professor of Energy Economics, COPPE/UFRJ
Tasso Azevedo, General Coordinator, MapBiomas and SEEG
Steve Smith (Chair), Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero