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The G20 Energy Transition Agenda: Brazil’s legacy for the Latin America Region in the run-up to COP30
This analysis is informed by the fact that Brazil will hold the presidency of the BRICS Summit and COP30 in 2025, representing a critical opportunity to move towards fairer, more equitable, and democratic energy governance. Brazil has a unique opportunity to build on its previous work in the G20.
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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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Shaping Brazil´s energy transition: key actors, narrative and global engagement (2024-2025)
Brazil stands at a crucial juncture: either perpetuating the mainstream energy transition championed by the world’s largest energy-consuming nations, positioning the Global South as a reservoir of critical minerals and a transitional supplier of fossil fuels, as well as a provider of raw materials, or spearheading a just transition. A just energy transition entails decarbonizing economies and safeguarding biomes for future generations, while also potentially fostering a more autonomous approach to the transition within an unfavorable international geopolitical context. Conceiving of a just transition solely from a governmental perspective is inherently limited. Therefore, understanding the roles of diverse stakeholders in advocating for different transition models is paramount, particularly for Brazil this year. Within this context, which Brazilian stakeholders exert significant influence in shaping the domestic narrative surrounding the energy transition? How are disparate viewpoints reconciled? What narratives dominate Brazilian diplomacy regarding the energy transition within the BRICS Forum, the G20, and the COP? This report endeavors to identify the key stakeholders influencing energy transition narratives in Brazil and analyze their positioning on the international stage.