Brazil's MetanoZero program approved by Senate committee

The Senate’s Commission of Economic Affairs (CAE) approved the National Methane Zero Program (MetanoZero) (PL 3.311/2025) and sent it to the Environment Committee (CMA) for further review. The bill, authored by Senator Fernando Dueire (PSD‑PE) and reported by Senator Eduardo Braga (MDB‑AM), creates a “Certificado Metano Zero” for entities that generate energy from solid waste, requiring them to demonstrate reductions in methane and CO₂ emissions. It promotes biodigestion, co‑processing of waste‑derived fuel (CDR) and urban waste‑to‑energy plants, and mandates municipalities with over 500,000 residents to study the feasibility of these technologies. Brazil, the world’s fifth‑largest methane emitter at about 5.5% of global emissions, aims to cut methane from the agribusiness and waste sectors through the program’s incentives, certification and regulatory framework.