Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Equatorial Energia offers a moderate level of transparency about its climate-related lobbying. It explicitly identifies one state-level climate instrument it engaged on – Lei Estadual 11578/2021, which sets a policy for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation – but does not indicate whether it engaged with any additional policies. The company is much clearer about how it lobbies: it describes taking part in discussions within the Conselho Estadual de Meio Ambiente (CONSEMA), joining consultative meetings to secure technical regulation of the new law, and participating in the CONSEMA Technical Committee on Waste Management, naming the state environmental council and its sub-committee as its direct targets. However, it provides only a broad statement of intent, indicating it wants local rules to be “aligned with mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism” and to obtain “technical regulation of the legislation,” without spelling out specific amendments, targets or other measurable outcomes it seeks. Overall, the disclosure outlines the channels and forums used but gives limited detail on the precise policy objectives it is pursuing. | 2 |