Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
Since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Brazil has asserted an influential role in shaping international climate change treaties. The purpose of this paper is to assess Brazil’s contributions in three major climate conferences: 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, 1997 in Kyoto, and 2015 in Paris. Brazil’s negotiating strategy at these conferences reveal two powerful tactics. First, Brazil approached these political events with a view that science and technology were paramount. Second, Brazil successfully injected economic development priorities into environmentally focused negotiations. These two noteworthy tactics have shaped the climate change diplomatic discourse for the past three decades and will continue to influence future diplomatic agreements on climate change.
Recommended Citation
Chong, Uven, "Brazil’s Role in Global Climate Treaties" (2024). International Program Papers. 135.
https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/international_immersion_program_papers/135
