National data on GHG emissions, provided by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), are not directly comparable to data provided by the International Energy Agency (IEA), owing to different accounting and estimation methods: IEA data include positive emissions from LULUCF but exclude carbon sequestration. In Brazil, GHG emissions from LULUCF are higher than removals, resulting in positive net GHG emissions in the LULUCF sector. Brazil’s commitment to reduce GHG emissions was set in Law 12.187/2009, which establishes the National Climate Change Policy.