Adalberto Maluf Filho took office this Wednesday (22) as National Secretary of Urban Environment and Environmental Quality, of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. The appointment was published in the DOU (Official Gazette of the Union) on Tuesday (21), after being chosen by Minister Marina Silva.
In an interview with Canal Solar, Maluf explained that the main objective of the Secretariat of Urban Environment and Environmental Quality is to contribute to the Ministry working increasingly closer to cities, in the development of sustainable urban mobility, popular housing, adaptation to climate change and also the issue of clean energy.
“The minister has prioritized Brazil having a broader energy transition plan that includes all the benefits, environmental, social and economic costs of all energy sources and fuels so that it is possible to think about Brazil in the long term. These are the minister’s guidelines and this is an area in which she has asked me to work extensively,” he said.
“The Ministry of the Environment wants to work in cooperation with the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Industry in the energy transition, from the point of view of clean fuels, renewable energy and green industry”, he pointed out
When asked about plans for electric mobility, Maluf commented that the ministry is mainly thinking about decarbonizing transportation in cities.
“Regarding electrification, it is important to highlight the potential for expanding biofuels, in addition to the electrification of urban mobility and freight transport. The ministry has the prerogative to think about the decarbonization of transport and mobility in cities and, in our opinion, decarbonization involves expanding low-carbon public transport, increasing the use of biofuel, especially ethanol, and the transition from combustion production park for ethanol and battery plug-in, prioritizing hybrid, flex and plug-in electric vehicles. We need to densify the lithium and semiconductor chain, generating innovations and clean technologies in Brazil.”
To take office as secretary, Maluf left his position as director of BYD and will soon leave the presidency of ABVE (Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association).
Adalberto Maluf served, for seven years, as director of the Clinton Climate Initiative Foundation, together with the C40 network, of large cities around the world committed to the fight against environmental issues. Last year, he was a candidate for federal deputy for the PV (Green Party).
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