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The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) confirmed its membership in the Net Zero 2050 Housing Coalition, a multisectoral initiative led by Caixa Economica Federal and launched last Friday (14/11), at COP30, in Belem (PA). The Coalition seeks to decarbonize the Brazilian housing chain by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
With membership, the MMA reinforces high-impact partnerships that seek to accelerate the creation of the National Sustainable Construction Strategy. The debate on sustainable construction is essential, as 37% of greenhouse gas emissions are associated with civil construction and buildings, said the national secretary of Urban Environment, Water Resources and Environmental Quality of the MMA, Adalberto Maluf, at COP30.
MMAs participation falls under the umbrella of , and seeks to integrate federative efforts with the participation of the productive sector and civil society, in conjunction with , an instrument that promises changes in economic, technological and cultural paradigms in the country.
This multisectoral coordination is reinforced by that between the MMA and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financing arm of the World Bank Group. Cooperation with IFC aims to strengthen competencies in sustainable construction and building certifications at the federal level.
The agreement provides for training sessions that cover everything from IFCs Market Transformation Program for Sustainable Construction to the use of standardization tools, such as EDGE certification -- free software for more efficient green construction standards in energy, water and materials.
A Net Zero future
To accelerate decarbonization, the coalition launched the Interactive Benchmark for Low Carbon Projects (BIPC) tool. Developed in partnership with the University of Sao Paulo (USP), the platform is unprecedented, automated and allows measuring the carbon embodied in housing developments from the design phase. The initial focus is on the structural projects of the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program.
The IFC also reinforces the use of international tools, such as the Building Resilience Index, which assesses a buildings ability to recover after adverse climate events.
Maluf stated that MMAs membership in the coalition and the partnership with IFC demonstrate the federal governments commitment to leading the transition of Brazilian construction to a Net Zero future, with zero net carbon emissions, in order to guarantee fair and inclusive development.
