Banca de DEFESA: KARINA PECIS VALENTI

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STUDENT : KARINA PECIS VALENTI
DATE: 11/06/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: CPDA UFRRJ
TITLE:

NEW FRONTIERS OF EXPROPRIATION, IMPERIALISM´S OLD CLOTHES: Energy transition and the correlation of forces in the offshore wind industry for the production of green hydrogen in Brazil

KEY WORDS:

Green hydrogen; offshore wind; energy transition; capital-imperialism.

PAGES: 306
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Sociologia
SUBÁREA: Sociologia Rural
SUMMARY:

This study investigated how the advancement of the green hydrogen–offshore wind power
system in Brazil reveals the underlying contradictions of the energy transition as currently
proposed by international capital. To that end, an analysis was conducted of the balance of
forces shaping this process, based on a literature review in the following areas: i) imperialism
and the crisis of capital; ii) energy transition; and iii) energy geopolitics. Additionally,
document analysis was carried out using reports, opinions, and legislation from: i) the legal
and regulatory framework of the European Union and Germany; ii) Brazilian government
bodies and agencies – such as IBAMA, BNDES, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of
Mines and Energy, Ministry of Finance, and the National Congress; iii) Brazilian
associations, research centers, observatories, and institutes related to the sector; and iv)
international organizations and foreign government agencies. The specific objectives of the
research were: i) to explore the connections between the foundations of social metabolism and
capital-imperialism, linking them to the demands of international capital in its moment of
endogenous crisis, and to understand the role of the 21st-century energy transition in this
context; ii) to analyze the interests of the European Union, particularly Germany, in
promoting the energy transition and consolidating the green hydrogen–offshore wind power
system as a mechanism of global power projection; and iii) to assess the contradictions and
disputes surrounding the implementation of this system in Brazil, identifying the main arenas
of dispute, the actors involved, and the balance of forces in this context. Among the main
findings, we highlight: i) the link between the hegemonic energy transition project and the
need for capital to recover from its endogenous crisis; ii) the central role of the green
hydrogen–offshore wind power system promoted by the European Union and Germany in the
internationalization of the “Decarbonization Consensus”; iii) the uncritical adherence of the
Brazilian federal government to the hegemonic energy transition agenda, replacing the
construction of a democratic and popular debate; and iv) the need to demarcate the territories
of traditional fishing communities in Brazil.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1425152 - FABRINA PONTES FURTADO
Interno - 1063179 - SERGIO PEREIRA LEITE
Externo à Instituição - EDUARDO SÁ BARRETO - UFF
Externa à Instituição - MARIANA TRALDI - IFSP