Palavras-chave: Mudanças climáticas. Política públicas. Meio ambiente

Due to the unbridled growth of the human population, as well as economic powers and the over-exploitation of terrestrial resources, more intensively in the last decades, the earth's surface has been gradually passing through an increase in the global temperature. Studies show that climate change is natural variations on the planet, but anthropogenic sources have contributed greatly to accelerate the processes of change, causing climatic imbalances, formed by negative radiative forcing. Thus, the present work aims to analyze the situation of governance in the context of climate change, at national and state levels, as well as policies aimed at coping, mitigation and adaptation to the current context. According to the critical analysis of the current situation of Brazil in the face of international aspirations, there was a significant contradiction in governmental decision-making on the subject. On the one hand, there is talk of combating deforestation, but a law has been passed to encourage greater sources of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, oil and gas exploration. In the state context, we observe the activities of the Ceará Climate Change, Biodiversity and Combat Desertification Forum, which aims to increase discussions on the subject in the state context, anticipating actions to combat deforestation and desertification. It is worth mentioning that even in the face of international aspirations, Brazilian governance still leaves much to be desired. As policies and decisions are shaping the goal of global temperature reduction, signed in the Paris Agreement during COP 21, will not be met. 

Keywords: Climate Change. Public policies. Environment.