Institutions & Processes - NDC Overview / NDC Align

Institutions & Processes

To successfully implement their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), countries need to develop and successfully implement comprehensive, context-specific climate policy agendas. They need the Institutions and Processes in place that will support the successful adoption and delivery of these agendas. These institutions and processes will not look the same in every country.

Strong national governance architecture but gaps remain,  particularly in independent oversight and private sector accountability 

  • Brazil has a strong and complex landscape of domestic institutions and processes explicitly designed to advance climate action within the country. This landscape is underpinned by two key norms, the 2009 National Policy on Climate Change (NPCC) and Resolution 3/2023 of the Interministerial Committee on Climate Change (CIM) that establishes Brazil’s Climate Plan. Proposed legislation seeks to amend the NPCC to ensure stronger alignment with the Paris Agreement.
  • Brazil has laws and policies that aim to address aspects of all the key governance challenges under consideration, although shortcomings were also identified.
  • Transparency and reporting of actions and anticipated progress towards emission reduction goals  remain underdeveloped. For example, there is currently no independent scientific or expert advisory body tasked with monitoring progress and providing scientific advice and oversight of national climate policy.
  • Private sector engagement and private finance mobilisation are also limited. The data reveals a lack of substantive regulatory requirements for companies or state-owned enterprises to align their operations or investments with national climate targets. Existing policies are focused on creating information instruments to guide capital allocation

  • Action Taken

  • Partial Action Taken

  • Work in Progress

  • No evidence found

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