Author(s)

Raul Gouvea^1*, Margarida Gutierrez²

¹Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA.
²COPPEAD, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Blue Economy offers a new paradigm and a new virtuous cycle of sustainable economic growth and development. The Blue Economy’s equitable, inclusive, intergenerational perspective on sustainable growth and development has the potential to grow considerably in the next decades. Thus, addressing a number of the Sustainable Development Goals established in the 2030 agenda. This paper addresses the Brazilian Blue Economy and its economic, social, and environmental potential. Brazil’s Blue natural capital assets offer Brazil a unique opportunity to capitalize on its Blue Powershoring and Blue Watershoring natural competitive advantages. Moreover, Brazil’s Blue Powershoring and Blue Watershoring competitive advantages position Brazil as a premier location for the production of Green Hydrogen, which will allow Brazil to enhance its global economic competitiveness by expanding its exports of green hydrogen and green hydrogen-intensive products and services.

Blue Economy, Blue Powershoring, Blue Watershoring, Green Hydrogen, Brazil, Sustainability

Gouvea, R. and Gutierrez, M. (2023) The Sustainable Brazilian Blue Economy: A Blue Powershoring and Blue Watershoring Strategy. Modern Economy, 14, 1892-1920. doi: 10.4236/me.2023.1412099.