Climate Law and Governance
Climate Law and Governance is a program from CPI Brazil, focusing on land use, conservation, agriculture, and infrastructure. This program is led by lawyers, with expertise in environmental law, sustainability, energy, and regulation. The Climate Law and Governance agenda conducts a juridical analysis of legal policies and instruments, monitors and evaluates its implementation, and proposes recommendations to promote the environmental agenda in Brazil.
Featured work
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Where Does Brazil Stand with the Implementation of the Forest Code? A Snapshot of CAR and PRA in Brazilian States – 2024 Edition
The report presents an unprecedented overview of the implementation of the Forest Code in Brazilian states, featuring updated 2024 data.
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Forest Restoration in Brazil: Essential Factors for Promoting Restoration at Scale
The new publication from CPI/PUC-Rio analyzes where, how, and why to promote the restoration of forests and other forms of vegetation, identifying three essential factors to drive large-scale restoration in Brazil.
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The (Lack of) Control of Legal Deforestation in MATOPIBA: Regulation and Governance of Authorizations for the Suppression of Vegetation
CPI/PUC-Rio provides three recommendations to enhance legal deforestation control in the Matopiba region.
Latest work
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Forest Restoration in the Amazon: What is the Role of State-level Public Policies?
Researchers from CPI/PUC-RIO conducted a mapping and analysis of state legislation directly or indirectly related to forest restoration. This report identifies the main contributions, limitations, and opportunities of current state policies.
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Legal Gold Garimpo in the Amazon: Recommendations for Adequate Control of Socio-environmental Impacts
In this publication, researchers from CPI/PUC-RIO and Amazon 2030 analyze the main environmental protection rules related to garimpo and identify that legal garimpo does not comply with the necessary safeguards to prevent or mitigate socio-environmental damage in the Amazon.
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The Amazon in the New PAC: Recommendations to Promote Sustainable Infrastructure
CPI/PUC-Rio and Amazon 2030 examine how the New PAC relates to the Amazon, focusing on planned investments in four key sectors for regional development: logistics, connectivity, sanitation, and energy.
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Restoring Brazil’s Public Lands: Exploring Public-Private Partnership Options
CPI/PUC-Rio and Amazon 2030 identify the potential of the public-private partnership models for Brazilian administrative law in order to promote the restoration of degraded public lands.
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The Bioeconomy in the Lula Administration: Regulatory and Institutional Advances
CPI/PUC-Rio and Amazon 2030 map and analyze Brazil’s regulatory frameworks and governance structures related to the bioeconomy, with a focus on the post-2023 period.
Blog
Developing a Legal and Regulatory Framework for Low Carbon Transition of Indian economy on the path to Net Zero
While India has ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and net-zero targets, it lacks a legal framework to achieve economy-wide net-zero targets. Despite policies like the National Action Plan for Climate Change, India lacks formal climate legislation. Recent sectoral laws promote renewable energy but lack a comprehensive focus on emission reduction. To address this, a net-zero bill has been introduced in the Indian parliament. A potential solution involves consolidating existing laws under a comprehensive Climate/Environment Act and redefining institutions to align with low-carbon objectives.
