Actions to combat global climate change are presented by Aprosoja-MT

Brazilian production of carbon-based grains, proteins and fibers arrives at the “heart” of voluntary carbon markets, with a new face. This was one of the issues discussed at “Responsible Business USA 2022”, in New York, with the participation of the administrative director of the Association of Soy and Corn Producers of Mato Grosso (Aprosoja-MT), Nathan Belusso, the entity's Sustainability manager , Marlene Lima and the representative of Instituto Ação Verde, consultant Éder Zanetti. 

Another topic discussed at the event was the narrative of destruction associated with anthropogenic land use, which has its origins in the constant activity of agents interested in the international trade of carbon credits. According to consultant Éder Zanetti, it is not simply building a new narrative that Brazilian production will live. “We first need a global action strategy, to guarantee Brazil’s prominent role throughout the 21st century, in combating global climate change.     

According to data presented at the event, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is US$ 1,6 Tri and emits around 400M tCO2e / year, the same result that Brazil presented in 2020, making this a market that has the size equal to our entire country. The State has legislation aimed at the acquisition of CDU – RUCA and CDR – RCA, carbon-based products that can be sold to reduce total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, which by It alone represents a model for Brazil to follow.

“Brazilian production participates for the first time in an event like this, it is a milestone for all rural producers. As already happened at COP26, a new Brazil is emerging, presented to business as a solution to climate change, through its ability to promote anthropogenic land cultivation in the most sustainable way on the planet”, declared Zanetti.

For Sustainability Manager at Aprosoja-MT, Marlene Lima, making anthropological land cultivation more sustainable requires drawing a parallel between New York government legislation and Brazil, creating a regulatory system that can be accepted in both the countries.

“Today, our exports of carbon-based products are not representative, but we can increase this significantly, with a joint program of action, a model for the developed world. Brazilian soybeans, for example, can produce soybean oil with stored carbon, and each liter of the national product that reaches international markets can have 1kgCO2e associated with it, which reduces the buyer's GHG emissions”, emphasized the Sustainability manager at Aprosoja-MT.

"Rural products are powerful tools in the fight against climate change through their work to preserve and responsibly cultivate Brazilian soils. We are seeking to show this sustainable work to the world and thus deconstruct the narratives created against the agricultural sector. At the same time, there is a window of opportunity, where we can quantify and remunerate all this sustainable work through carbon-based products. Some actions taken by the New York government can help us with this objective, a partnership that we observe with good eyes", declared the administrative director of Aprosoja- MT, Nathan Belusso.