Americas > INTERVIEW: Small ‘obligated parties’ in Brazil’s compliance market disproportionately burdened, gear up to fight

INTERVIEW: Small ‘obligated parties’ in Brazil’s compliance market disproportionately burdened, gear up to fight

Published 20:55 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:55 on January 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, RINs & LCFS, South & Central, Voluntary

Brazil’s biofuels-based RenovaBio compliance carbon market is once again at the centre of controversy with the introduction of stricter penalties for fuel distributors that violate its ‘CBio’ credit purchase targets – which already placed smaller fuel distributors at a competitive disadvantage, according to a Brazilian RenovaBio researcher, sparking litigation.
Brazil’s biofuels-based RenovaBio compliance carbon market is once again at the centre of controversy with the introduction of stricter penalties for fuel distributors that violate its ‘CBio’ credit purchase targets – which already placed smaller fuel distributors at a competitive disadvantage, according to a Brazilian RenovaBio researcher, sparking litigation.


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