Experts emphasize the importance of electrification, automation, and digitalization for a just transition.
New research highlights Brazil’s strategic advantages in leading the global industrial transformation.
Report highlights the need to train and reskill professionals for a future-ready workforce.
Global energy technology leader Schneider Electric is participating in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Brazil, from November 10-21. The company is participating in the event by mobilizing businesses, governments, and civil society around a practical agenda for energy and industrial transformation that aims to increase local economic resilience and foster a just and inclusive transition.
Commenting on the matter, Esther Finidori, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Schneider Electric, said, “Ten years after the Paris Agreement, COP30 represents a turning point for the global climate action agenda. We now have the tools, the resolve, and the global imperative to move from commitments to progress.
When electrification meets digital intelligence and innovation meets inclusiveness, we are unlocking a faster, more equitable, and more resilient transition. Brazil’s leadership in this process creates a unique opportunity for business, government, and communities to join forces. The climate challenge is global, and the path must be collective.”
Decarbonizing Brazilian Industry
The report “Demand-Side Strategies for Sustainable Transformation,” prepared by Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) in collaboration with the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services (MDIC), highlights Brazil’s potential to lead the global industrial transformation. The research: By examining the country’s strategic advantages, such as its clean and diversified energy mix, green hydrogen potential, and abundant natural resources, the study offers concrete and innovative solutions for industrial decarbonization.
The study is structured in three phases. The first phase presents forward-looking scenarios for demand-driven decarbonization up to 2050. Subsequent phases will be announced during COP30. These phases will provide detailed scenarios for achieving carbon neutrality in Brazilian industry, along with recommendations for industrial policies, electrification, and efficiency strategies. This initiative aims to position Brazil as a model for low-carbon development by reinforcing the importance of combining innovation, competitiveness, and environmental responsibility.
Developing a future-ready workforce
A new analysis by Schneider Electric and consulting firm Systemiq predicts that up to 760,000 new bioenergy jobs will be created by 2030, positioning Brazil as a global leader in renewable fuels.
The report, titled “Shaping Brazil’s Workforce for a Fossil-Free Economy,” highlights the need to train and reskill 450,000 new professionals in automation, electrification, and carbon accountability, and proposes a three-phase action plan combining technical training, data integration between companies and government, and structural education reforms.
“Progress and sustainability are not opposite paths. They are forces that must move side by side,” said Rafael Segrera, President of Schneider Electric South America and Chair of the Green Jobs and Skills working group of the Sustainable Business COP30 (SB COP) initiative. “At Schneider Electric, we believe that the combination of electrification and digitalization is what enables goals to translate into real impact, accelerating decarbonization and development. We hope that COP30 will go beyond negotiations and prove itself as a strategic platform to demonstrate how the private sector can translate commitments into tangible progress.”
Schneider Electric: It has been consistently recognized as the world’s most sustainable company by various organizations, including Corporate Knights (2021 and 2025), TIME magazine and Statista (2024 and 2025), and Sustainability Magazine (2025).