Coalition for transport decarbonization in Brazil has 121 signatories
At least 121 companies, concessionaires, municipal departments, and associations linked to urban mobility have joined the Coalition for Transport Decarbonization, which pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil by up to 70 percent by 2050. The number was reached during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém.
The initiative is led by the country’s National Transportation Confederation (CNT), the National Observatory for Sustainable Mobility, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), and Motiva, a mobility infrastructure services company.
The group also works with the Ministries of the Environment, Transportation, and Ports and Airports, and vows to contribute to the National Plan on Climate Change, to be unveiled at COP30.
Created in 2024, the coalition lists 90 actions to reduce emissions from Brazilian transportation, a sector responsible for 11 percent of national emissions – about 260 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
The measures aim to slash the sector’s carbon footprint by 70 percent by 2050, which would equate to 287 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
An action plan was launched in May this year with recommendations to advance emissions reduction on six fronts – infrastructure, urban mobility, road and rail transport, air transport, and waterway transport.
Among the main proposals are the revision of the transport logistics system, the promotion of biofuel use, and the expansion of fleet electrification, taking advantage of Brazil’s clean and renewable electricity matrix.
