THE GREEN ECONOMY IN BRAZIL: A MULTISECTORAL ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENTS, STATE PERFORMANCE AND PUBLIC POLICIES
Authors:
- Ítalo Rosário de FreitasÍFÍtalo Rosário de Freitas
- Juliana dos Santos NogueiraJNJuliana dos Santos Nogueira
- Beatriz de Fátima Silva MotaBMBeatriz de Fátima Silva Mota
- Elias de Jesus SilvaESElias de Jesus Silva
- Ricardo dos Santos CardosoRCRicardo dos Santos Cardoso
- Ricardo Nikson Lima CunhaRCRicardo Nikson Lima Cunha
- Felipe Martins SousaFSFelipe Martins Sousa
Open Access
- 14 October 2025
- book chapter
- Published by Seven Events
- p. 126-138
Abstract
This study analyzes the advancement of the green economy in Brazil through a data-driven, state-level analysis focusing on renewable energy, financial flows, and government incentives. The results indicate remarkable progress, consolidating the country as a powerhouse in wind and solar energy, with strong leadership from Northeastern and Southeastern states. However, this transition is revealed to be profoundly asymmetric, with massive investments concentrated in the electricity sector to the detriment of other strategic areas, such as the Amazon's bioeconomy, which remains underdeveloped. It is concluded that Brazil's green development is occurring in a "mosaic" pattern, featuring islands of modernity and innovation. The nation's great challenge is to overcome this sectoral and geoFigureical concentration, articulating its diverse vocations to ensure that sustainable growth becomes a vector for inclusive and truly national development.Keywords
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