Regulation of the Carbon Market in Brazil
The Brazilian Senate approved on the day 4/10 the law project 412/2022, marking a significant advance in the regulation of the carbon market in the country. The initiative aims to integrate the voluntary carbon market with the regulated market, establishing criteria and limits for companies and individuals that emit above 10 mil toneladas de gás carbônico […]
Carbon credits: the marketing of greenhouse gas reduction
It is known that with the increase of industries and modernization, greenhouse gas emissions (GEES) are getting bigger. These gases are known to be responsible for the increase in global warming and, thereby, aiming for sustainable development, in 1997, the Kyoto Protocol gave rise to the so-called "Carbon Credits". in the end […]
To understand the Paris Agreement and carbon pricing
The Paris Agreement, signed in December 2015, changed the discourse of the climate agenda, bringing the need to increase ambition in relation to emission reduction targets and a much greater participation of society, increasingly encompassing subnational governments (this is, including city and regional initiatives) and with […]
Because setting a price for carbon matters to everyone?
It could be argued that nature is priceless., that its value is priceless. But not putting any price on the services it provides ends up sending out wrong signals: for being "free", many people understand that nature can be explored at will, at any cost. carbon. The result is that the environmental damage generated […]