Nov 25 2009
In December 2008, the Brazilian National Plan on Climate Change was launched. This plan focused on reducing carbon emissions by the application of its well established programs and action plans.
Promoting the usage of biofuels and other renewable energy sources and deriving steps to prevent deforestation are the two vital aims of this plan, which will lead to the development of a low carbon economy in Brazil.
About 75 percent of Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions are accounted for by land-use changes and deforestation activities. This analysis was evolved from the latest data obtained from the 1st National Emissions Inventory.
By the year 2020, the National Plan on Climate Change expects to bring down the deforestation level in the Amazon to about 80 percent. This will be monitored by cross-governments, and it will lead to the promotion of sustainable activities in the region and the creation of new conservation measures.
Deforestation activities in the Amazon were monitored by the government from 1988, and about 45.7 percent of deforestation activities in the region have been reduced between August 2008 and July 2009.
The Brazilian government’s plan to reduce green house gas emissions by at least 36.1 percent from the total of 80 percent will be achieved by the year 2020, and also as a result of the decrease in deforestation activities carried out in the Amazon.
Source: Secretariat for Social Communication (SECOM)