Substantive Communication in Organizations, Environment, and Post-Bureaucracy: The Institutionalization of Dialogue and Trust

Abstract

Nobel prize winner in Economics, Jean Tirole (2018), analyzes progress on environmental protection and the imperative need to maintain global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The 2017 Paris Agreement signed by more than 196 countries was a success in this regard, setting ambitious goals to make this a reality. Emerging countries are particularly required to control greenhouse gas emissions, and countries have set targets to minimize their impact.According to Tirole (2018), the goals must be clear. He proposes clear limits per country for carbon emission; audits to verify whether countries are meeting their targets; taxing carbon emission (Sweden was one of the first countries to introduce such a tax); establishing a universal price regarding emissions. Brazil's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the Paris AgreementAccording to data from the Brazilian Secretariat of the Environment, after approval by the National Congress, Brazil concluded the process of ratification of the Paris Agreement. On September 21, 2016, the documentation was handed over to the United Nations, transforming the country's intentions into official commitment.Brazil's NDC has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 37% below 2005 levels by 2025, with a subsequent reduction by 43% of the 2005 levels by 2030. The country has committed to increase the share of sustainable bioenergy in its energy matrix to approximately 18% by 2030, restore and reforest 12 million hectares of forests, and achieve an estimated 45% share of renewable energy in the composition of the energy matrix by 2030.