Brazil and China General Nuclear Power Group sign letter of intent for energy transition cooperation and sustainable use of nuclear mineral resources

The deal was concluded during the BRICS meeting in Brazil and was one of several bilateral China Energy Agreements and energy cooperation deals. The energy agreement establishes an institutional platform for cooperation in research, development and innovation in sustainable energy technologies and the Brazilian ministry said that joint actions in research, development and innovation are planned, with a “focus on the technological modernisation of the mineral chain”. It also said the agreement includes the development of technical cooperation with “universities, research centres and public or private institutions specialising in mineral processing, materials science and sustainable resource management”.