Teixeira, Rylanneive Leonardo PontesPessoa, Zoraide SouzaAndrade, Flávia Alessandra Souza deDias, Eric Mateus SoaresSilva, Loren Cassiane SouzaDiretoria de Estudos e Políticas Regionais, Urbanas e Ambientais - DIRUR2025-11-142025-11-142024-12TEIXEIRA, Rylanneive Leonardo Pontes et al. Climate adaptive capacity in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: synergies with renewable energies? Planejamento e Políticas Públicas. Brasília, n. 71, p. 231-254, set./dez. 2024. Edição Especial: COP30 (Publicado em 2025). DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.38116/ppp71art9.https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/19547This paper aims to analyze the climate adaptive capacity in Rio Grande do Norte, with a focus on how renewable energies are incorporated as climate adaptation strategies. This analysis, based on a qualitative approach, involved a case study of Rio Grande do Norte through a bibliographic review, document analysis, and semi-structured interviews with key actors from the government, private sector, and civil society engaged in climate and energy issues in the state. Thematic content analysis was used for data interpretation. The findings reveal that the state lacks climate adaptive capacity and does not consider the incorporation of renewable energies as a strategic goal for building this capacity. Therefore, it is concluded that climate adaptive capacity in Rio Grande do Norte remains a challenge for its government, with no substantial dialogue with other actors, even within a context of significant wind and solar energy production.engAcesso AbertoJournal ArticleInstituto de Pesquisa Econômica AplicadaMudanças ClimáticasLicença ComumÉ permitida a reprodução deste texto e dos dados nele contidos, desde que citada a fonte. Reproduções para fins comerciais são proibidas.DecarbonizationEnergy transitionWind powerSolar powerClimate changQ Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics - Environmental and Ecological Economics::Q0 General::Q01 Sustainable DevelopmentQ Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics - Environmental and Ecological Economics::Q2 Renewable Resources and Conservation::Q28 Government PolicyQ Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics - Environmental and Ecological Economics::Q5 Environmental Economics::Q54 Climate - Natural Disasters and Their Management - Global WarmingP Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems::P1 Capitalist Economies::P18 Energy - EnvironmentP Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems::P4 Other Economic Systems::P48 Legal Institutions - Property Rights - Natural Resources - Energy - Environment - Regional StudiesDescarbonizaçãoTransição energéticaEólicaSolarhttps://dx.doi.org/10.38116/ppp71art9