Deadline: 21-Aug-24
The UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) programme has launched a new funding opportunity in Brazil on the energy transition and industrial decarbonisation sectors.
Brazil-UK PACT is seeking to extend its support to Brazil’s energy sector, through technical assistance and capacity-building projects. This will assist the country’s Government in promoting a just and fair energy transition while accelerating industrial decarbonisation.
Why are they focusing on the energy transition and industrial decarbonisation?
- Emissions from the Brazilian industrial sector (140.2 MtCO2e – 6% of the total contribution in 2022) are higher than total emissions in countries such as Bolivia and Kuwait. Industrial activities emit greenhouse gases when they burn fuels to obtain energy (62.2 MtCO2e). They also generate greenhouse gases due to physical-chemical transformations that occur during the manufacture of materials (78 MtCO2e in 2022)- such as steel or cement – or as a result of the use of products.
- The decarbonisation of industry partially depends on new technologies that have not yet reached market maturity, such as carbon capture and storage or steel production using hydrogen. However, there are alternatives that need to be on the radar of the actors involved now, including investment in energy efficiency, recycling and electrification through the use of renewable energy.
- Since 2023, the Brazilian Government has intensified planning and investments toward reducing the emissions of the nation’s industry, but decarbonisation guidelines are not currently mandatory
- International cooperation programs have supported Brazil in energy and industrial decarbonisation. With significantly fewer financial resources than those led by the Brazilian Government, the need for further international assistance in this area persists.
- Targeting technical support at those industrial sectors that are difficult to decarbonise can result in greater rates of mitigation and energy efficiency as they are often the sectors with the highest share of emissions.
- This Call for Proposals aims to promote a just and fair energy transition and the decarbonisation of industry. Interventions will do this by addressing gaps and challenges within the Brazilian industrial sector.
Funding Information
- Successful projects will receive grants of up to £500,000 per year (UK financial year, 1st April – 31st March). Applicants should propose projects of up to 24 months in duration. Projects will be selected through a one-stage open and competitive call for proposals.
What are they looking for?
- Following consultation with key government stakeholders, Brazil-UK PACT is now seeking to extend its support to the energy sector in Brazil, through technical assistance and capacity-building projects aimed at assisting the country’s Government in promoting a just and fair energy transition and accelerating industrial decarbonisation.
- UK PACT will award grants for projects that can enhance the energy transition and industrial decarbonisation in Brazil. All projects should seek to assist key counterparts – Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC).
- The focus will be on five intervention areas:
- Area 1: Access to credit for industrial decarbonisation in Brazil.
- Area 2: Supporting the steel industry to achieve sectoral mitigation goals.
- Area 3: Cement Industry Net Zero Roadmap – support for the development of decarbonisation strategies in (i) cement; and (ii) concrete & construction.
- Area 4: Support the implementation of the National Policy of Energy Conservation and the National Program of Electricity Conservation within the industrial sector.
- Area 5: Mapping current and future hydrogen demand and production in Brazil for the structuring of national low-carbon hydrogen “Hubs”.
- MDIC is the key counterpart for intervention areas 1, 2 and 3, while 4 and 5 aim to assist MME.
Eligibility Criteria
- All organisations that consider themselves capable of delivering the project activities presented may submit proposals, considering aspects such as cost-effectiveness, project management, impacts on GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion), technical capacity of the organisation or proposing consortium.
- Government agencies and/or departments are not eligible to apply either as a lead organisation, or as a partner organisation within consortium.
- They welcome applications from consortia. For-profit and non-for-profit organisations can apply as lead. All consortia must have at least one local partner. The local organisation does not need to be the consortium lead. A local partner is defined as an organisation that operates in Brazil under a National Register of Legal Entities (Cadastro Nacional de Pessoa Jurídica – CNPJ).
For more information, visit UK PACT.