Brazilian government says country is ready to lead global sustainable development agenda

Brazil sees sustainable development not only as an environmental, social and economic necessity, but also as an ethical duty to current and future generations. This was stated by the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil (MDIC), Marcio Elias Rosa, at the launch of Sustainable Business COP30, a global business alliance led by the Brazilian manufacturing sector. This is reported by official website of the Brazilian Government.

The initiative aims to engage businesses and organisations from different economic sectors in the implementation of agreements reached at the UN Climate Change Conferences. Special attention is being paid to the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30), which will be held in Belem this November.

Rosa emphasised that Brazil is ready to lead the global sustainable development agenda, combining it with socio-economic development. He said the country has renewed its industrial policy, which, through the "New Industry Brazil" (NIB) programme, seeks to make Brazilian industry more sustainable, competitive and export-oriented.

The Executive Secretary highlighted the country's favourable economic situation, with GDP growth of 3.4 per cent last year, the fourth highest growth among G20 countries and full employment with the best performance in the last decade. He emphasised that the world needs Brazil's leadership in sustainable development, as the country has abundant renewable energy reserves, a developed biofuels and biomass industry, and the potential to produce goods and services with lower pollutant emissions.

Rosa cited examples such as the production of electric cars in Brazil with emissions 40 per cent lower than in other parts of the world and the production of polymers with carbon emissions 50 per cent lower. 

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