Mecanismo de desenvolvimento limpo do protocolo de Kyoto e sua não regulamentação brasileira

Abstract

Given the impacts of climate change that have been occurring due to human action with the increase in gas emissions of greenhouse effect, the Kyoto Protocol was signed in the province of Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, establishing mandatory targets aiming to reduce the emissions of said gases for the countries that are a part of Annex 1. This resulted in the creation of three mechanisms that aim to help meet the reduction commitments, the object of this study being the Clean Development Mechanism. The purpose was to verify the legal implications of the Kyoto Protocol in Brazil, in regard to the internal regulation of this mechanism. To reach this goal, the hypothetical-deductive method was used, with this being a descriptive exploratory research. It was observed the incipient character of the national legislation when it comes to the CDM, with the absence of norms that provide the structuring and adequate regulation for the available opportunities in terms of development of this initiative