All Outputs (3)

Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Nexus through nationally determined contributions (NDCs): the case of Brazil (2019)
Journal Article
Paim, M. A., Salas, P., Lindner, S., Pollitt, H., Mercure, J. F., Edwards, N. R., & Viñuales, J. E. (2020). Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Nexus through nationally determined contributions (NDCs): the case of Brazil. Climate Policy, 20(2), 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2019.1696736

The Water-Energy-Food Nexus approach to the governance of natural resources seeks to identify and address the synergies and trade-offs amongst traditionally separated sectors, to capture significant feedbacks that have so far remained insufficiently... Read More about Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Nexus through nationally determined contributions (NDCs): the case of Brazil.

System complexity and policy integration challenges: The Brazilian Energy- Water-Food Nexus (2019)
Journal Article
Mercure, J.-F., Paim, M., Bocquillon, P., Lindner, S., Salas, P., Martinelli, P., Berchin, I., de Andrade Guerra, J., Derani, C., de Albuquerque Junior, C., Ribeiro, J., Knobloch, F., Pollitt, H., Edwards, N., Holden, P., Foley, A., Schaphoff, S., Faraco, R., & Vinuales, J. (2019). System complexity and policy integration challenges: The Brazilian Energy- Water-Food Nexus. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 105, 230-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.01.045

The Energy-Water-Food Nexus is one of the most complex sustainability challenges faced by the world. This is particularly true in Brazil, where insufficiently understood interactions within the Nexus are contributing to large-scale deforestation and... Read More about System complexity and policy integration challenges: The Brazilian Energy- Water-Food Nexus.

Evaluating regulatory strategies for mitigating hydrological risk in Brazil through diversification of its electricity mix (2019)
Journal Article
Paim, M. A., Dalmarco, A. R., Yang, C. H., Salas, P., Lindner, S., Mercure, J. F., de Andrade Guerra, J. B. S. O., Derani, C., Bruce da Silva, T., & Viñuales, J. E. (2019). Evaluating regulatory strategies for mitigating hydrological risk in Brazil through diversification of its electricity mix. Energy Policy, 128, 393-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.12.064

Hydroelectricity provides approximately 65% of Brazil's power generating capacity, making the country vulnerable to droughts, which are becoming increasingly frequent. Current energy law and policy responses to the problem rely on a sectorial approac... Read More about Evaluating regulatory strategies for mitigating hydrological risk in Brazil through diversification of its electricity mix.