The House of Representatives approved, on Tuesday (10/27), a bill establishing the National Policy on Climate Change. The objectives of the proposal are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity and implement measures to adapt to climate change caused by global warming. The project will be voted by the Senate.
The proposal was at the House of Representatives since last year, but gained urgency because of the proximity of the new round of international negotiations on reductions in greenhouse gases, scheduled for December in Copenhagen (Denmark).
The approved project includes a mechanism for the establishment of environmental standards and measurable targets for the reduction and removal of greenhouse gases. These targets should be verifiable.
Another new concept is the use of different criteria in public bidding to promote products and services that mean greater energy savings and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
The approval of the policy was welcomed by minister Carlos Minc, but he also expects the approval of the Climate Fund, which will allocate resources originated from oil exploitation to actions to combat climate change. "With that we can arrive in Copenhagen as the first country that has a fund for actions related to climate whose resources have originated from the exploitation of a fossil fuel. This is how it should be, the polluter must pay for renewable alternatives", he said.
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