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Driving Brazil's Energy Transition: Key Actors, Narratives and Global Commitment (2024-2025)
The year 2025 presents a unique opportunity for Latin America, as Brazil hosts both the annual BRICS Forum summit and the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which could foster an energy transition centered on the right to affordable, reliable, clean, and renewable energy. This transition must address the multitude of energy vulnerabilities to avoid exacerbating pre-existing inequalities. This requires a just energy transition grounded in local and community realities and that tackles the effects of climate change from a climate justice perspective. The compatibility of the energy transition imposed on the international agenda with a just transition for developing countries remains a fundamental issue. Conceiving of a just transition solely from a governmental perspective is inherently limiting. Therefore, understanding the role of various actors in advocating for different transition models is crucial, especially for Brazil in 2025. In this context, which Brazilian actors exert significant influence on shaping the national discourse surrounding the energy transition? How are disparate viewpoints reconciled? What discourses dominate Brazilian diplomacy regarding the energy transition at the BRICS Forum, the G20, and the COP? This report aims to identify the main actors influencing discourses on the energy transition in Brazil and analyze their positioning on the international stage.
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