MCTI Presents Scientific Tools to Support Climate Change Decision – Portuguese (Brazil)

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI), through the General Coordination of Climate Science and Sustainability (CGCL), in partnership with Carbon Detection Project (CDP) Latin america Organized a webinar on “Science for Climate Change – Decision Support Tools for Brazilian States”.

The event was held on Friday (27th) with the aim of publishing some of the initiatives developed by the Ministry, such as: Detailed data from the national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and removals for federal units, Emissions Financing Options Guide. Mitigation Technologies and the AdaptaBrasil MCTI platform, which provides evidence-based data to support climate change adaptation planning. The idea is for states and municipalities to know the depth of existing databases and get subsidies for decision-making in the fight against climate change.

“The challenges to achieve the goals are great and joint action is needed to be able to decarbonize the economy up to 2050 with projected carbon neutrality,” said Mr. Marcio Rojas, MCTI CGCL General Coordinator.

MCTI and CDP have a technical cooperation agreement with the aim of sharing data and information, conducting studies, research and events, as well as exchanging experiences and settling issues related to the development of long-term public policies in the area of ​​change in the reporting of climate and greenhouse gas emissions. The webinar proposal also considers the idea that the detailed findings can be used in the CDP monitoring platform.

Among the various actions developed by the CDP is the Countries and Regions Programme, which it recognizes plays a vital role in advancing climate action and achieving sustainable economies. In this sense, the non-profit organization has a global platform for subnational governments to measure, manage and disclose their environmental impacts. The goal of the program is to use annual reports to enhance transparency, increase climate action, ambition, and hold government accountable. The program works with more than 120 countries and territories in 35 countries, representing $17 trillion, 20% of the global economy, and a total population of 700 million.