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Brazil decarbonization and carbon regulation

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The Brazilian government has issued several decrees to advance its national decarbonization agenda, focusing on carbon capture and capture, sustainable aviation fuel. Initial regulations for fuel, and emissions trading. Under the Future Fuel Law, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree regulating carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) under the Future Fuel Law mandate (CCUS). The regulation mandates that companies monitor stored CO2 for at least 20 years. years to ensure gas stability and mitigate leak risks. Industry experts experts, including Isabela Morbach of CCS Brasil, have raised concerns regarding criticized the decree, noting that it requires decree for requiring operators to maintain permanent responsibility for risks and environmental reparations, a reparations. This model that of indefinite corporate liability differs from international practices in countries like Canada and Norway. Further regulatory actions include Norway, where long-term liability can be transferred to the establishment of state. To address aviation emissions, the government established the National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program (ProBioQAV). This program requires domestic (ProBioQAV) via Decree No. 13.094/2026. Domestic airlines to must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 1% starting in 2027, with a target of reaching 10% by 2037. To support this, the government introduced The program utilizes the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Sustainability Certificate (CS-SAF), utilizing a ‘book and claim’ model to allow allowing environmental benefits to be traded separately from the physical fuel. The National Agency ANP will handle sustainability certification, while Anac will oversee monitoring and compliance. Additionally, Brazil has concluded the first regulatory cycle for the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE) following public consultations. A proposed framework outlines a three-stage integration of Petroleum, Natural Gas 17 economic sectors into monitoring, reporting, and Biofuels (ANP) verification (MRV) obligations between 2027 and 2031. While initial inclusion in the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) will oversee certification MRV process does not mandate immediate compliance with emission limits, a Central Registry for the SBCE is currently being developed by Serpro and compliance. the Ministry of Finance.

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