Cross-sectional guidelines for our pathway to a just transition
The following contributions from BNDES should be highlighted, in line with the Paris Agreement:
Climate mitigation
We work to mitigate climate change in a variety of sectors — energy, logistics and urban mobility, changes in land use and forests, agriculture, industry and sanitation. Our efforts contribute to the expansion of renewable energy supply, increase in energy efficiency, decarbonization of industry and transport, among others. This decarbonization agenda includes the development of more efficient equipment to boost the energy transition process.
Climate adaptation
Climate change is already causing different socioeconomic impacts, and efforts to mitigate it may require time to generate results. This turns adaptation and resilience to climate change into relevant topics. Our actions are aligned with national public policies, such as the National Adaptation Plan, with capital allocation to priority adaptation sectors and technologies. We will support adaptation actions by Brazilian municipalities and states in the preparation and implementation of infrastructure plans, especially in the most vulnerable urban areas, and in the incentives for a resilient urban development, focused on nature-based solutions. We will include climate risk mitigation in infrastructure modelling, especially for physical risks related to floods and landslides.
Biodiversity
We support the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity. It is part of our strategy to support the restoration of national biomes and the protection of biodiversity, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Climate and biodiversity are part of the Brazilian development agenda, including:
- GHG emissions reduction and increase in avoided emissions.
- Increased investments for adaptation and greater climate resilience.
- Conservation and restoration of the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes and their biodiversity.
- Income generation and the creation of more and better green jobs.
- Increased competitiveness by expanding the supply of renewable energy and green products and services, including bioeconomy.
- Development of new green technologies and technological densification.
- Urban transport decarbonization.
- Increased financial resource flows to Brazil.
- Promoting actions to recover and compensate social and economic losses and damages resulting from extreme weather events or other effects of climate change.
At BNDES, we structure and financially support projects focused on climate issues, pursuing the:
• Economy decarbonization.
• Development and implementation of low-carbon technologies, with technological development and energy efficiency.
• Income generation and green jobs creation.
• Restoration of national biomes and protection of biodiversity, including rivers, lakes and oceans.
• Forest bioeconomy and adoption of bioinputs.
• Development of financial solutions to support adaptation and emergency situations related to climate events.
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