With help from Coppe, Brazil is one of the 10 countries that delivered the climate target on time
Planeta COPPE / Energy Planning / Low Carbon / News
Date: 10/02/2025
Today (10/2) marks the deadline for the 195 signatory countries of the Paris Agreement to publish their new emissions reduction plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). According to an analysis by the british website Carbon Brief, which specializes in climate science and politics, only 10 countries managed to meet the UN deadline for presenting their new climate pledges for 2035. Brazil is among them.
The countries that have not met the deadline account for 83% of global emissions and almost 80% of the world economy, according to the analysis.
Brazil’s proposal was formulated with the help of a tool developed by Coppe/UFRJ: the Blues model (Brazilian Land-Use and Energy System), created by the Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics (Cenergia). The Brazilian NDC, which was presented in November, establishes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 59% to 67% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.
With one of the most ambitious goals in the world, Brazil proposes an absolute cut in emissions, that is, not a hypothetical reduction. The country commits to reducing between 850 million and 1.05 billion tons of CO₂ equivalent by 2035.
COP30, which shall take place in Brazil in November, is seen as a crucial opportunity for countries to increase their efforts and seek bolder goals to comply with the Paris Agreement.
The countries that have submitted their NDCs are: Brazil, United Kingdom and United States (Biden administration), United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Switzerland, Uruguay, Andorra, Ecuador, Saint Lucia.
Learn more about Coppe’s contribution and check out Carbon Brief’s analysis.
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