Conceito de mecanismos de desenvolvimento limpo e uso dos créditos de carbono

Abstract

The introduction of the text highlights the growing global concern over uncontrolled environmental exploitation and its consequences, such as the rise in the average global temperature since the Industrial Revolution and the intensification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The increase in temperatures and CO2 concentration, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, has severe impacts on the environment and society. The response to these issues includes the carbon credit market, which emerged to mitigate emissions through the buying and selling of credits. The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement established mechanisms to control and reduce emissions, including the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which encourages investments in clean technologies in developing countries. The carbon market, divided into regulated and voluntary segments, has expanded, with Brazil showing significant potential to meet global credit demand. National regulation is in development, with a formal market expected by 2025.