Sep 29, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Fourteen major Brazilian organizations representing forestry and bio energy sectors, recently announced the creation of the Brazilian Climate Alliance. Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association (Bracelpa) said that the goal is to contribute with solid proposals for negotiations related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The main focus on the agenda for the Brazilian government has been defending global negotiations, culminating with the 15th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP 15), next December in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Alliance’s Position Paper highlights the global nature of the challenges linked to climate change as a key factor for organizations to unite behind a single effort. The document also points to the need for urgent coordinated steps that prioritize available technologies which are economically viable and ensure short-term impact. “In the Alliance’s view, the position paper is a work in progress that will evolve as negotiations and other initiatives along the same lines progress,” explains the President of the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG), Carlo Lovatelli. The strong contribution made by the sectors that form the Alliance for climate change mitigation is emphasized as they are sources of renewable energy. These sources include: ethanol, biodiesel, planted forests, clean coal and other forms of biomass capable of substituting fossil and highly polluting fuels. The Brazilian Climate Alliance stresses that Brazil, a country with one of the cleanest energy matrixes in the world, with over 40% of its makeup originating from renewable sources, should play a leading role in global climate discussions. “In spite of this number, the image that prevails and one that has to be changed, is that of a carbon-emitting Brazil, due to deforestation and burnings that happen in the Amazon. For that reason, Brazil ends up being included among the villains of global warming,” said Elizabeth Carvalhaes, Executive President of the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association.