Os projetos brasileiros do Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo: uma caracterização a partir dos aspectos regionais, setoriais e econômicos

Abstract

T c he negative consequences that environmental changes are causing and can still ause on the planet, the environmental issue has become a subject of global debate. In this sense, the present study sought to characterize and analyze the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Brazil, with regard to its sectoral and regional dimensions, and its impacts on the generation of certified carbon emission reductions (CER). In order to achieve the proposed objectives, we started from the observation of the 1,136 CDM activities registered in the UNFCCC. The results, presented with the aid of spatial maps and tables, validate the importance of Brazil within the global scenario of the CDM, demonstrate the concentration of project activities in the energy sector and in the Southeast region and in terms of its relationship with the carbon market, more tha n regulating the trading of CERs, it is necessary to outline policies that include strategies that encourage a change in the behavior of pollutant emitters so that the trading of emissions efficiently contributes to the miti gation of the greenhouse effect .