The Brazil Climate and Ecological Transformation Investment Platform (BIP), an initiative coordinated by the Ministry of Finance, within the scope of the New Brazil – Ecological Transformation Plan, in partnership with the Ministries of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), and Mines and Energy (MME), celebrates its first year of operation with a strategic milestone: the inclusion of equity investment funds focused on priority sectors of the ecological transition.
This new step expands the scope of BIP, which now connects not only projects but also funds in the funding phase with a robust network of financial institutions, strengthening the mobilization of private capital for sustainable solutions that accelerate the Brazilian green transition.
“The entry of investment funds into BIP represents a decisive advance in the mobilization of private capital for Brazil’s ecological transformation,” said Luciana Costa, Director of Infrastructure, Energy Transition, and Climate Change at BNDES. “By connecting managers committed to strategic sectors of the transition, such as the bioeconomy, clean energy, and sustainable mobility, the Platform strengthens the country’s ability to attract resources at scale and accelerate solutions that generate positive environmental and social impact.”
The Platform, created in 2024 with the goal of expanding investments in Brazil’s ecological transformation toward decarbonizing the economy, sustainable resource use, and improving the population’s quality of life, has a Steering Committee comprised by the four ministries with the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) acting as the Platform’s Secretariat, coordinating external communications, administrative support, and relations with financial institutions. BNDES’s experience in long-term financing and structuring large projects is a strategic differentiator for enabling robust and sustainable investments. The Platform is also supported through key partnerships with Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), as well as close collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
Collaboration with international partners broadens the reach and impact of the Platform, but leadership clearly remains with the Brazilian government, which conceived and implements the initiative in the context of the Ecological Transformation Plan.
The governance of the Platform is ensured by an Interministerial Management Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Finance and integrated by the other sectoral ministries, ensuring strategic coherence and transversal articulation of public policies related to ecological transformation.
“BIP expresses Brazil’s integrated vision on how to mobilize capital on a large scale for ecological transformation,” said Tatiana Rosito, Secretary of International Affairs of the Ministry of Finance. “By structuring a national platform that connects public policies, multilateral banks, development finance institutions, and the private sector — national and international — the country creates an instrument that reinforces the efficiency in the use of concessional credit and expands the capacity to attract investments for strategic and challenging projects. It is also an example of how risk reduction mechanisms can be used intelligently to accelerate sustainable investments in line with our economic and climate planning agenda.”
Since its launch, BIP has structured a pipeline of 15 transition-aligned projects, which add up to more than US$22.6 billion in potential investments. These projects were presented to a network of more than 60 international and Brazilian financial institutions, including commercial and investment banks, private equity funds, multilateral organizations, and development finance institutions. Together, the projects have the potential to reduce approximately 15 million tons of CO₂ equivalent per year and capture more than 100 million tons of CO₂ over their life cycles, through actions such as reforestation and the use of lowcarbon technologies.
Throughout its first year, BIP consolidated its operational and governance structure, defined technical criteria for the selection and qualification of projects and funds, and articulated with complementary initiatives, such as the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA Brazil), the Industry Decarbonization Hub, the Hydrogen Hub, the New Industry Brazil (NIB) and the Nature Investment Lab (NIL) in Brazil.
The Platform also has mapped out options for reducing financial risk to advance projects towards Final Investment Decision (FID), such as guarantee mechanisms, and the mobilization of catalytic capital. In addition, it develops ways to facilitate private sector access to risk mitigation and co-financing tools, optimizing the use of public capital and expanding the impact of each Brazilian real invested.
“Mobilizing private capital at scale is essential to realizing Brazil’s transition to a more sustainable and resilient economy. GFANZ has supported BIP’s development since 2023, and this next phase will help unlock new opportunities for private investment,” said Mary Schapiro, Vice Chair of GFANZ and Head of the GFANZ Secretariat. “By accelerating investments in clean energy, industry and mobility, and nature‑based solutions, Brazil can drive economic growth, strengthen communities across Brazil, and set a model for other countries working to make progress.”
With its structural foundations solidified, BIP begins its second year of operations serving as a national platform for ecological transformation. By bringing together government, financial institutions, as well as project owners and fund managers in a collaborative and transparent model, Brazil asserts itself as an international leader in building innovative financial solutions for the climate transition – a commitment that the country will take to COP30 in Belém, as part of its strategy for a low-carbon, inclusive and resilient future.
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