Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: The Brazilian Association of Thermoelectric Generators (ABRAGET) exhibits policy engagement that is oppositional to science-aligned climate policy, although with very limited engagement across climate policy areas which are not related to the energy transition. While the association does not appear to engage with climate policy, it consistently supports the continued role of fossil fuels in Brazil’s energy mix. The association does not appear to support a full transition to renewable energy.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: ABRAGET does not appear to have made any top-line messaging on climate policy. The company has not offered a position on climate science, IPCC-demanded emissions reductions, the need for climate policy in general, or the Paris Agreement.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: InfluenceMap did not find any recent evidence of ABRAGET's positions on, or engagement with, climate-related policies since 2023.
Positioning on Energy Transition: ABRAGET holds negative positions on the energy transition and advocates for a continued role for fossil fuels in the energy mix. In a March 2025 opinion piece, ABRAGET's president Xisto Vieira FIlho rejected the viability of a power system based solely on renewables and emphasized the importance of thermoelectric plants for grid reliability. In a May 2024 public hearing to discuss the Fuels of the Future Bill 528/21, ABRAGET expressed support for expanding fossil gas supply and lowering gas prices to help drive an “industrial revolution” in Brazil. Similarly, in comments submitted to a May 2024 public consultation on how the Oil and Natural Gas Industry can contribute to the energy transition, it promoted fossil gas as a key fuel for the energy transition and proposed incentives for underground gas storage infrastructure. In an August 2024 Infrastructure Services Commission public hearing, ABRAGET defended continued use of coal-fired power plants and backed expanding thermoelectric generation without reference to the need for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to mitigate carbon emissions.
In an October 2024 LinkedIn post, ABRAGET supported the signing of the Fuels of the Future bill, which established targets and frameworks for low-carbon fuels including biofuels, green hydrogen, and carbon capture, and also highlighted the role of fossil-based thermal generation with carbon capture and hydrogen blending. Earlier, during a May 2024 public hearing to discuss the Fuels of the Future Bill 528/2020, the association acknowledged energy transition initiatives as necessary, mentioning projects under development in carbon capture and hydrogen blending. However, in a May 2024 LinkedIn post, it pointed to challenges in meeting the Bill's biomethane targets, citing limited capacity and potential cost impacts, while reiterating the importance of natural gas for reliability and expanding renewables.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a regular basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). Due to the limited engagement detected by InfluenceMap on climate policy from this company, the analysis informing the company's scores and summary is updated periodically.
This assessment was last updated in Q3 2025.