Convergência entre políticas públicas energéticas e a mitigação da mudança do clima no Brasil: estudo de casos de pequenas centrais hidrelétricas – PCHS implementadas como Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo – MDL mediante parceria Brasil – Japão

Abstract

This essay is aimed at the academic study of the relation between the continuous and exceeding use of fossil fuels by the energy sector nowadays, and climate change, which consequently aggravate the impacts caused by the global warming phenomenon. Such study evaluates the current scenario of climate change, the negotiations performed in the scope of the international community through organisms engaged in the combat of the effects resulting from global warming, the national public policies formulated with the purpose of promoting the mitigation of referred effects and the sustainability in energy production, by fomentation of renewable sources, as well as other applicable regulations. Furthermore, the mechanisms of mitigation of climate change set forth in international multilateral instruments, their implementation in Brazil with the support of Japan as a foreign partner, and the structuring of the national carbon market are also analyzed. In addition, the study also approaches strategies for the maintenance of a clean energy matrix by means of exploration of the high potential of water resources existing in the country, and the development of project with low socialenvironmental impact