Brazil: Climate Change

The State of Rio de Janeiro has enacted a new decree that fundamentally restructures its environmental licensing system, introducing novel license types and aligning state regulations with recent federal environmental legislation. These changes establish new validity periods, priority processing criteria, and requirements for greenhouse gas emissions management that will affect how companies navigate environmental compliance.

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency has opened public consultation on draft regulations for monitoring and verifying CO₂ emissions from domestic flights under the National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program. Air operators emitting 10,000 tonnes or more annually will need to comply with escalating emissions reduction targets starting at 1% in 2027 and reaching 10% by 2037, primarily through retiring SAF Sustainability Certificates or alternative compliance mechanisms including lower carbon aviation

O Decreto nº 13.094/2026 regulamenta o ProBioQAV e estabelece metas progressivas para combustível sustentável de aviação, enquanto o STF suspende demolição de residência em APP e adia julgamento crucial sobre a Lei Geral do Licenciamento Ambiental. Essas decisões marcam desenvolvimentos significativos na regulação ambiental brasileira, afetando desde o setor de aviação até a proteção de áreas de preservação perman

In the context of regulating the Future Fuel Law (Law No. 14,933/2024), the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched, on November 17, 2025, Public Consultation No. 205, concerning the draft Decree that regulates...

On Friday, 21 November, the final day of COP-30, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) adopted key decisions to advance the implementation...

COP30 evidencia protagonismo do capital privado e novos mecanismos de financiamento climático, enquanto gargalos estruturais ainda travam a transição ecológica no Brasil.

Ordinance GM/MMA No. 1,250/2024 has been enacted by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to regulate the presentation, analysis, approval monitoring, accountability and evaluation...

Brazil's Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation on the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB), a fundamental instrument for classifying and defining the compatibility...

The 29th Session of the UN Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-29) concluded on November 22, and COP-30 is now in sight.