Regulatory Aspects of US-Brazil Energy Partnerships

 

At the second U.S.-Brazil Energy Forum (USBEF)

Ministerial in Washington, D.C., the United States of America and the Federative Republic of Brazil reaffirmed their dedication to collaborative energy initiatives. The meeting was convened by Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy, Adolfo Sachsida. The USBEF was established to address critical barriers to bilateral energy trade and investment, as well as to collaborate on technical, regulatory, and policy issues of mutual interest. Secretary Granholm and Minister Sachsida have approved a bilateral cooperation plan for technical, regulatory, and policy collaboration in three key areas: Renewables, Energy Efficiency, and Grid Modernization, Civil Nuclear Power, and Carbon and Methane Management. Following the Ministerial meeting, Secretary Granholm and Minister Sachsida initiated the U.S.-Brazil renewable Energy Industry Dialogue (CEID), a new bilateral forum that is led by the private sector and industry in the United States and Brazil. The purpose of the CEID is to foster renewable energy cooperation.

The USBEF and the CEID are dedicated to resolving the energy security challenges that confront the United States, Brazil, and our global partners. This represents a public-private, whole-of-government approach. The U.S. and Brazil have declared their intention to establish the U.S.-Brazil Energy Forum (USBEF), a new bilateral government-to-government energy cooperative framework. The Forum will be informed by industry and private sector representatives from the United States and Brazil, and it will be driven by effective interagency coordination on both sides. The Forum will be presided over by the U.S. Secretary of Energy and Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy, and it will be attended by representatives from other government agencies. Under the USBEF, the United States and Brazil will jointly identify technical, regulatory, and policy issues of mutual interest. They will then develop actionable plans to achieve concrete objectives that resolve each issue in a mutually beneficial manner. The Forum is intended to be agile and adaptable, and it will also assist Brazil and the United States in identifying critical obstacles to bilateral energy trade and investment.

The USBEF is a public/private

whole-of-government approach that is dedicated to resolving the energy security challenges that confront the two countries and our global allies and partners. On March 11th, Secretary Perry and Minister Bento Albuquerque convened in Houston, TX, to formally launch and convene the first meeting under the USBEF. They also agreed to meet later this year. The U.S.-Brazil Clean Energy Industry Dialogue (CEID) will be inaugurated on August 18 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. by a delegation of prominent Brazilian government and private sector stakeholders. In May, the new dialogue was unexpectedly canceled due to a ministerial transition in Brazil. However, it was promptly rescheduled with the participation of U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and the new Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy, Adolfo Sachsida. This action already demonstrates the dialogue's resilience. The successful rescheduling on the eve of general elections in Brazil is a testament to the fact that collaboration on renewable energy is a top priority for both countries and that it surpasses the delicate political momentum. The discussion of energy has been revitalized.

For the past four years, Brazil and the United States have been engaged in energy collaboration through the U.S.-Brazil Energy Forum (USBEF). This forum addresses civil nuclear power, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and carbon and methane management. Particularly in light of the fact that COP27 is only two months away, it is imperative to reenergize bilateral discussions under this new dialogue, given the current high global energy prices, supply chain instability, government policy, and the conflict in Ukraine. The CEID is motivated by the success of the U.S.-Brazil Defense Industry Dialogue and has adopted the formal involvement of a critical partner in the energy transition: the U.S. and Brazilian private sectors. The Brazil-U.S. Business Council and the Global Energy Institute, both strategic partners in this initiative and components of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will organize the inaugural meeting with industry input. Energy storage and grid modernization, offshore wind power, sustainable fuels, renewable hydrogen, and carbon management are among the priorities that U.S. and Brazilian industry experts are scheduled to discuss. Brazil's energy and electrical balances are comprised of 47% and 85% renewables, respectively, while the United States boasts its capabilities in sustainable energy research, technology development, and deployment.

Consequently, Brazil has a significant amount to contribute to the discussion

Fluorochemistries that are related Maintain the Movement of America The Technology We Depend On is Driven by Essential Chemistries What is on the Table The two continental countries share a common priority for offshore wind energy, and there is a strong potential for a productive dialogue on this subject. Wind, despite being onshore, is already a significant energy source in the diversification of Brazil's energy grid, ranked second (13.4%) behind only hydropower (56.7%). The U.S. administration's vision of wind as a critical component of the U.S. renewable energy agenda and its efforts to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 will serve as the foundation for the U.S. contribution. The dialogue is also significantly influenced by collaboration on sustainable fuels. Since the 1970s, Brazil has been recognized for its use of ethanol produced from sugarcane in its vehicles. However, the United States industry, which is motivated by the administration's ambitious objective to significantly increase the production of sustainable aviation fuels by 2030, has a wealth of knowledge to impart to Brazil and the Latin American region. The U.S. is likely to be the first country to incorporate clean hydrogen and carbon management into a formal industry-government dialogue. Brazil has recently published its 10-year Energy Plan, which includes a new chapter on hydrogen. Additionally, the country has issued a national plan on hydrogen as part of a roadmap to meet its commitments under the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy. Clean hydrogen is a novel priority issue for Brazil.