This project examines how science is used and mobilized in the formulation of the institutional governance of Brazil’s climate policy, with a focus on federal policy instruments designed to address climate change. In line with discussions in Science and Technology Social Studies, particularly those on the co-production of science, society, and nature, as well as literature on state and public policies, this project focuses on the intersections between science, institutional activism, and environmentalism in Brazilian climate policy. Methodologically, the analysis relies on field research, supported by interviews, direct observation, and document analysis. The project begins with a systematic survey of the instruments that make up Brazil’s current federal climate policy, which will support a content analysis of the legislation to identify how scientific concepts are used and mobilized within these instruments. It will also enable an analysis of the sociotechnical network surrounding these instruments, identifying key points of mediation – such as studies, documents, government agencies, and civil society organizations – that are crucial for their formulation and implementation. Subsequently, the project will conduct interviews and direct observation to explore the agencies, interests, and conflicts that have been either stabilized or contested within Brazil’s governance structure of climate change mitigation policies. The expected results aim to clarify science’s role in shaping Brazil’s climate policies, scientists’ position within policymaking processes, the controversies and conflicts surrounding climate policies, and who mobilizes science in these disputes and how.

Participants (Center)

TEMAS/UFRGS: André Trevisol Trindade, Camila Cabrera, Camila Delagnese Prates, Frederico Salmi, Lásaro Thiesen, Lorena Cândido Fleury.
GPACE/UFRGS: Gerson de Lima Oliveira, Luan Homem Belomo.