Brazil is moving forward with plans to establish a national carbon registry within the next 15 months, a move set to underpin its upcoming emissions trading system (ETS), the Sistema Brasileiro do Comércio de Emissões (SBCE). The registry will serve as the core infrastructure enabling project developers to register carbon initiatives and will be central to the country’s efforts to participate more actively in global carbon markets.
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The initiative is part of Brazil’s broader strategy to position itself as a leading hub for international carbon trading. As stipulated in Brazil’s carbon law, the SBCE must be fully operational by 2030. Officials hope that the new registry will accelerate progress towards this milestone.
‘There is a global race between countries to become carbon credit trading hubs, and we believe Brazil should be leading this race… so hopefully we will operationalise the registry in the next 15 months’, said Cristina Reis, an official at the Ministry of Finance, during the IETA Latin America Climate Summit in São Paulo.
Reis also noted that the government is weighing different models for the system: ‘We are debating different options, such as having a system built by the government or searching for infrastructure providers for it.’
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In addition to supporting Brazil’s domestic ETS, the registry is expected to serve as the foundation for the country’s participation in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This will allow Brazil to trade credits globally while ensuring that only government-approved methodologies are eligible for use within the SBCE framework.
Discussions are already underway between government officials and São Paulo–based stock exchange B3, which has developed a private carbon registry. B3 is also collaborating with the Brazilian subsidiary of Singapore’s AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) to integrate trading systems and facilitate cross-border credit transactions.
Brazil, with its extensive natural resources and significant potential for carbon sequestration, is considered one of the countries best positioned to supply high-quality carbon credits to international compliance and voluntary markets. Establishing a robust, transparent national registry is seen as a crucial step to unlocking this potential and securing Brazil’s role in the expanding global carbon economy.
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