

Rafael Araujo
Senior Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative PUC-Rio
Rafael Araujo is a senior analyst at Climate Policy Initiative PUC-Rio. He holds a PhD in Economics from FGV EPGE. His research focuses in environmental economics and industrial organization, connecting models from economics and natural sciences.
Recent work by Rafael Araujo
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The deforestation footprint of transportation infrastructure: Evidence from the Amazon
A market access model shows the negative effects of infrastructure on deforestation and the importance of accounting for general equilibrium effects
Published 09.05.23
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The fate of the Brazilian Amazon's carbon stock
Estimates indicate that current land-use patterns would inefficiently release 44 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the rainforest
Published 27.09.21