Sectorial Plan of Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (Plan ABC).

Subject

Environment gen.

Keyword

Climate change Agricultural land Emissions Air quality/air pollution Farming Ozone layer Environmental planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Pollution control

Geographical area

Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic

Abstract

During the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP-15), the Brazilian government confirmed its voluntary commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2020, between 36.1% and 38.9%, estimating a reduction of these emissions around one billion tons of CO2 equivalent (t CO2 eq). For this purpose, different actions were proposed: Reduce the rate of deforestation in the Amazon by 80%, and by 40% in the Cerrado; Intensively adopt in agriculture the recovery of currently degraded pastures; Actively promote land-use integration (iLP); Increase the use of the Direct Planting System (SPD) and the Biological Fixation of Nitrogen (BNF); and, Increase energy efficiency, the use of biofuels, the supply of hydroelectric and alternative sources of biomass, wind energy and small hydropower plants, as well as to increase the use of coal from planted forests in steel industries. These commitments were ratified in article 12 of the Law establishing the National Policy on Climate Change - PNMC (Law 12.187 of 29 December 2009). This legislation establishes that the Executive Branch will establish Sectorial Mitigation and Adaptation Plans for Climate Change, aiming at the Consolidation of a Low Carbon in several sectors of the economy, including agriculture.

Full text

Portuguese

Website

www.mma.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 12.187 instituting the National Policy on Climate Change (PNMC).

Legislation | Brazil | 2009

Keyword: Climate change, Environmental planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 7.390 regulating Law No. 12.187, instituting the National Policy on Climate Change.

Legislation | Brazil | 2010

Keyword: Climate change, Institution, Emissions, Ozone layer

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree No. 10.431 creating the National Executive Committee of the Sectorial Plan for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (CENABC).

Legislation | Brazil | 2020

Keyword: Institution, Climate change, Agricultural land, Emissions, Air quality/air pollution, Farming, Ozone layer, Environmental planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Pollution control, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX