CCS Brasil advocates for the strategic role of carbon capture and storage in Brazil's climate transition
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In an open letter to society, the CCS Brasil Association maintains that carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) should be part of Brazil's strategy to combat climate change, complementing other decarbonization solutions. The organization argues that the technology already has commercial applications internationally and could become particularly significant in Brazil—both for reducing emissions in hard-to-abate sectors (such as cement, steel, chemicals, and fertilizers) and for enabling permanent CO₂ removals linked to bioenergy.
Evidence-based climate policy should evaluate projects rather than exclude technologies
In its statement, CCS Brasil challenges the notion that CCS should be linked exclusively to the continued use of fossil fuel assets. The organization emphasizes that the technology comprises a family of distinct applications, including industrial emissions capture, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), and direct air capture (DACCS). According to the letter, project evaluations should consider objective criteria such as net lifecycle emission reductions, additionality, monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV), storage permanence, and socio-environmental safeguards. The association also highlights that international experience includes commercial CCS facilities and that different technological pathways present varying levels of maturity and costs, making generalized assessments of the technology inappropriate.
The letter also addresses the Brazilian regulatory landscape. According to CCS Brasil, Law No. 14.993/2024 established the legal framework for CO₂ capture and geological storage, assigning authorization, regulatory, and oversight powers to the ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels), while Decree No. 13.095/2026 detailed aspects related to safety, monitoring, closure, and financial guarantees. The organization therefore advocates for the development of supplementary regulations to proceed in parallel with the structuring of climate finance mechanisms, ensuring that regulations—which are still evolving—do not become a barrier to innovation. The association’s core proposal is that the Climate Fund and other public instruments adopt comparable criteria for different transition technologies, individually evaluating their climate effectiveness and potential to generate value for Brazil.
