In Brazil, the national policy on climate change, which was defined in governed by decrees 7390/2010 and 7643/2011 supplemented by sectoral plans for mitigation and adaptation to climate change, confirms the country’s alignment with international initiatives, including the agreements signed in Paris (COP21) which were also signed and ratified by Brazil, under which the “Nationally Determined Contribution”1 amounts to a 37% reduction in emissions by 2025 compared to 2005 levels.