MCTI and CDP Sign Technical Cooperation Agreement to Boost Climate Transparency

Brazil signs four-year partnership with CDP to integrate corporate emissions data into national climate platforms ahead of COP30
Agreement strengthens transparency and data-sharing to support Brazil’s Paris Agreement commitments, including NDC tracking and reporting
Agreement contributes with data transparency through public-private cooperation, enabling more effective and accountable climate governance

Brasília, October 15, 2025: Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and CDP signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to strengthen Brazil's climate action through improved data sharing and climate transparency. The renewal of the partnership between the ministerial body, which is responsible for the national climate transparency system, and the world's leading independent environmental disclosure platform includes a four-year work plan.

The Technical Cooperation Agreement expands the existing partnership, since 2021, and will see corporate environmental data, including greenhouse gas emissions, from CDP’s global database integrated into MCTI’s national monitoring platforms, including the SIRENE Organizacionais Platform, corporate module of the National Emissions Registry System (SIRENE), and DataClima+. This marks a significant step towards more comprehensive climate governance as Brazil prepares to host COP30, the UN climate summit, in November.

Under the partnership, CDP will share corporate emissions data to help Brazil track and analyze greenhouse gas emissions across sectors. CDP and MCTI are exploring additional datapoints on climate, forests and water security, which could also be shared to assist Brazil in meeting its reporting obligations under the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement. This agreement is grounded in CDP's “Write Once, Read Many” approach, ensuring climate data is consistent, auditable, transparent and widely usable - a foundation for robust, evidence-based climate policies.

The agreement establishes a framework for knowledge exchange, joint studies and coordinated efforts to help businesses and environmental-focused civil society organizations understand how disclosure can help support their work.

"This is another step toward strengthening the national climate transparency system. The work carried out by MCTI has emphasized transparency and the integrity of accurate climate information, which in turn makes it reliable, so that different economic sectors — especially companies — can contribute to the climate agenda," said MCTI Minister Luciana Santos.

"We are convinced that these efforts will support various initiatives and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil, and will also serve as an inspiration for other countries to raise their climate ambition," she added.

"Brazil is demonstrating how strong environmental governance can drive benefits for both business and society. By aligning government platforms with corporate environmental disclosures, we can create the complete picture that has too often been missing - one that supports a whole of economy approach to growth and prosperity," said Sherry Madera, CEO of CDP. "This is more than data sharing; it is about building the transparency infrastructure that enables real Earth-positive action. When governments and businesses move beyond working in silos, that is when breakthroughs happen.”

The sharing of information allows Brazil to leverage corporate and subnational environmental data for more effective policy development and implementation. By integrating corporate environmental disclosure into reporting systems like DataClima+, Brazil strengthens its reporting commitments under the Paris Agreement and becomes better equipped to track progress of its NDC implementation.

The renewal of the agreement includes the integration of new data points to support tracking progress of Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), as well as to inform the country’s National Communications, and Biennial Transparency Reports. These additions will support the ongoing review of Brazil’s National Mitigation and Adaptation Plans. MCTI has also endorsed CDP’s annual disclosure cycle by promoting the organization’s platform as an option for companies in Brazil, reinforcing the role of corporate transparency in informing public climate strategies from 2026 onward.

"We believe that the joint work between MCTI and CDP will contribute significantly to improving the quality of corporate reporting and to increasing business engagement in this agenda," said Márcio Rojas, General Coordinator for Climate Science at MCTI.

"This agreement is a major milestone in Brazil’s path toward transparent, data-driven climate governance," said Pietro Bertazzi, CDP Chief Policy & Projects Officer. "By integrating corporate and subnational environmental data into national platforms such as SIRENE and DataClima+, the partnership reinforces the foundations for effective policy delivery and greater accountability. CDP is proud to partner with MCTI in advancing a collaborative, whole-of-society approach to climate action in the run-up to COP30.”

The agreement includes robust data protection measures in compliance with Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD), ensuring the security and confidentiality of all shared information. No financial resources will be exchanged between the organizations, with all activities conducted according to a pre-established work plan.

The collaboration reinforces Brazil's commitment to climate leadership as it prepares to host COP30 and demonstrates the growing importance of public-private partnerships in addressing global environmental challenges.

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About MCTI

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) is responsible for the National Climate Transparency System, which is currently under development through the DataClima+ project. The system will centralize and systematize climate data to improve the quality and efficiency of reports, such as the Biennial Transparency Reports, including the results of the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals, available in the National Emissions Registry System (SIRENE). It will ensure compliance with the Paris Agreement standards and integrate existing climate-related information. In addition, MCTI has developed and implemented SIRENE Organizational, a free and public platform that provides visibility to corporate emissions reports.

Visit: gov.br/mcti to learn more.

About CDP

CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Aligned with the ISSB’s climate standard, IFRS S2, as its foundational baseline, CDP integrates best practice reporting standards and frameworks in one place. Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are truly balanced.

Visit CDP.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.

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