Development of Policy-Relevant Dialogues on Barriers and Enablers for the Transition to Low-Carbon Mobility in Brazil

Daniel Neves Schmitz Gonçalves (), George Vasconcelos Goes, Márcio de Almeida D’Agosto and Emilio Lebre La Rovere
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Daniel Neves Schmitz Gonçalves: Program of Transportation Engineering, Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (URFJ/COPPE), Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, Brazil
George Vasconcelos Goes: Program of Transportation Engineering, Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (URFJ/COPPE), Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, Brazil
Márcio de Almeida D’Agosto: Program of Transportation Engineering, Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (URFJ/COPPE), Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, Brazil
Emilio Lebre La Rovere: Energy Planning Program, Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (URFJ/COPPE), Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, Brazil

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: Establishing viable targets and pathways to achieve low-carbon mobility is proving to be a growing challenge, especially in emerging economies. Brazil has faced persistent economic and political crises, impacting current and future climate policies. The acceleration of resource exploitation and environmental degradation has increased the role of the transport sector in mitigating Brazilian emissions. Despite advances in instruments aimed at high-capacity infrastructure and the biodiesel and ethanol markets, electric mobility and other advanced biofuels, such as biokerosene and green diesel, are moving slowly. Part of this stems from severe technical, policy, and financial barriers that need to be addressed. This paper identifies the main barriers faced and the instruments needed to accelerate decarbonization in the Brazilian transport sector. To this purpose, a stakeholder-oriented approach is developed and applied to distill low-carbon opportunities and enablers over the next decade. This article reveals the important relationship between climate commitments, the different obstacles faced, and the possible consequences, taking different perspectives on appropriate reference points. By 2025, instruments aimed at electric mobility and public transport, although still scarce in current policies, will have greater potential for implementation. This contrasts with other advanced biofuels, which are not expected until the end of the decade.

Keywords: CO 2 emission scenarios; energy use; NDC; policy instruments; barriers and obstacles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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