The Transformation of Brazil’s Energy Sector: Opportunities and Challenges G2030

The Brazilian government has carried out profound reforms in the country's energy system, opening up the electricity and gas sectors to private initiative. With a thriving oil and gas industry, renewables, especially wind power, are expected to advance rapidly over the next decade, positioning Brazil as a particularly attractive country for investment opportunities. However, the country's deforestation-related water crisis is jeopardizing agricultural production as well as hydroelectric generation and flying rivers, exposing the country's vulnerabilities to climate change. Brazil, a key country in the fight against climate change, represents both the opportunities and risks involved in this historic mission.

Introduction: 

• Setting the scene: Joerg Husar, Latin America Program Manager, International Energy Agency (IEA)
• The macro economic situation: Jean Louis Martin, Economist

Speakers:

• Thiago Ferreira Barral, Executive President at the Brazilian Energy Research Office (EPE)
• Rafaela Guedes, Senior Fellow at Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), Responsible for the Energy Group
• Amanda Ohara, Consultant at Instituto Clima e Sociedade (ICS)

Chair: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director, Center for Energy & Climate, Ifri

By invitation only. The debate will be conducted in English.