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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/212/REV.1 S-III§129 Brazil 2009 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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Public bodies are encouraged to concentrate on environment issues with respect to technical standards.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/212/REV.1 S-III§142 2009 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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Products and services that may affect the environment are subject to mandatory certification.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/212/REV.1 S-III§150 2009 Measures Technical regulation or specifications
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17 environmental management system accreditation bodies present.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/212/REV.1 S-IV§10 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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The Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) is responsible for policies aimed at sustainable rural development.
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Sustainable
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/212/REV.1 S-IV§19 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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New support schemes introduced to stimulate the use of environmentally sound practices.
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Environment
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/212/REV.1 S-IV-Table IV.3 2009 Sectors Agriculture
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BNDES provides credit for soil and pastures conservation and recuperation through the Programme for the Modernization of Agriculture and the Conservation of Natural Resources (MODERAGRO).
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Conservation
Natural resources
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§125 2009 Sectors Energy
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Brazil has one of the world's cleanest energy mixes, in which 46% of primary energy sources are renewable, and Brazilian studies for the energy sector foresee that such large use of renewable sources should be maintained, greatly due to the use of hydropower and bioenergy, including biofuels.
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Bio
Clean
Energy
Renewable
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§126 2009 Sectors Energy
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Significant amounts in hydroelectric power sources have been invested in order to fully explored Brazil's hydroelectric potential, considering its importance towards the achievement of sustainable development and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Emissions
Sustainable
Green
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§127 2009 Sectors Energy
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Brazil considers bioenergy, including biofuels, an indispensable tool for the expansion and diversification of the energy matrix and is committed to meet 15% of the national need for electricity through biomass electricity - generated mostly from sugarcane processing plants – by 2020.
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Bio
Energy
Government TPR WT/TPR/G/212 G-IV§127 2009 Sectors Energy
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As for the transport sector, Brazil considers the use of ethanol and biodiesel to play a key role in the pursuit of sustainable development, climate change mitigation and energy security.
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Bio
Climate
Energy
Sustainable