14 Brazilian groups band to form Brazilian Climate Alliance; aim is influencing policy leading up to Copenhagen

In Brazil, 14 organizations including the Brazilian Sugar Growers (UNICA) have banded to form the Brazilian Climate Alliance, which aims to influence Brazilian policy leading up to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December.

Alliance members represent 28 percent of the nation’s energy mix and 16 percent of exports, and have issued a position paper highlights the global nature of the challenges linked to climate change as a key factor for organizations to unite behind a single effort.

The position is divided into two areas: (i) Recommendations for global actions that negotiations under the Climate Convention should address, and (ii) Recommendations for domestic actions in Brazil.

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