This Resolution from the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) establishes the National Energy Transition Policy (PNTE), the National Energy Transition Plan (Plante), the National Energy Transition Forum (Fonte), and makes other provisions. The Resolution establishes that the aim of the National Energy Transition Policy is to guide national efforts to transform the national energy matrix into a low-carbon economy, contributing to the achievement of net greenhouse gas emission neutrality in the country. The Policy consists of a mechanism to support the integration and coordination of government policies and actions at the federal level, in conjunction with sub-national entities, and for dialogue with civil society and the productive sector, to consolidate national efforts. It must observe the objectives of the national energy policy for the rational use of energy sources in harmony with the international policies and commitments made by the country concerning climate change. It must also consider the other objectives of public policies, including initiatives and strategies to enable the ecological transformation of the Brazilian economy, the increased density of production chains and adding value in the country, and mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
The CEFONTE Resolution from October 1st, 2025 defines the criteria for appointing members to the Plenary of the National Energy Transition Forum - Fonte.
The CEFONTE Resolution from January 13th, 2025 provides for the Regulation of the Public Selection Process for the selection of civil society representatives to make up the Plenary of the National Energy Transition Forum - Source Plenary, for the 2025/2026 biennium.

CNPE Resolution 5 of August 26, 2024, on the National Energy Transition Policy (PNTE)

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Resolution CEFONTE 1 of January 13, 2025

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An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Justice is the ethical and political framework that addresses fairness, including issues of responsibility, rights, and structural inequity.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

Fossil gas, commonly known as natural gas, is a fossil fuel consisting chiefly of methane with smaller amounts of other hydrocarbons and trace gases, found in underground deposits.

People with different national or cultural traditions from the dominant population

Social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live, occupy or from which they have been displaced

Work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for all, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity.

woman and genders outside of the gender binary

Activities of industries that extract natural resources, such as mining, oil, and gas, for commercial use.

The activities of industries that transforms raw materials into finished goods through industrial processes.

This sector involves activities to move goods and people, alongside the storage of products.

Procedural justice means ensuring that decision making is safe, transparent and inclusive, emphasizing the agency and influence of vulnerable groups and those most impacted.

Resolution CEFONTE 1 of January 13, 2025

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Just transition

Climate justice

Fossil fuel

Economic sector