Changing Climate in Brazil: Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities

By Chen Chen, Koralai Kirabaeva, Christina Kolerus, Ian W.H. Parry, Nate Vernon

August 30, 2024

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Chen Chen, Koralai Kirabaeva, Christina Kolerus, Ian W.H. Parry, and Nate Vernon. Changing Climate in Brazil: Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2024) accessed September 14, 2024

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Summary

This paper assesses the Brazilian economy's exposure to climate change focusing on two key areas: agriculture and hydropower. While climate vulnerabilities are significant and recent patterns of land-use further amplify climate change risk, Brazil's opportunities for green growth are vast. Given geography and existing infrastructure, notably the very green energy mix, Brazil can boost its economic potential while mitigating a potential tradeoff between energy use, emissions, and growth. Policy options to address key vulnerabilities and leverage opportunities include boosting the Amazon's resilience via fiscal incentives for forest protection, investing in climate smart agriculture and insurance guided by sustainable feebates, continuing the diversification of renewable power generation, and stimulating green growth while greening the financial sector.

Subject: Agricultural sector, Climate change, Economic sectors, Environment, Renewable energy

Keywords: Adaptation, Agricultural sector, Carbon market, Climate change, Climate change risk, Climate strategy, Climate vulnerability, Deforestation, Feebate, Fiscal incentives, Global, Leverage opportunity, Mitigation potential, Power gap, Renewable energy

Publication Details

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33
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Working Paper No. 2024/185
Stock No:

WPIEA2024185
ISBN:

9798400289361
ISSN:

1018-5941

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