Steiner quoted a survey that shows that for the first time the global investment in renewable energy exceeded the amount spent on other types of generation. According to him, the world spent U.S. $ 150 billion in renewable and U.S $ 140 billion in fossil energy, which shows a promising market for the green economy, which is generating millions of jobs on the planet.

The minister called for a specific survey of the economic impact and jobs creation directly related to the environment in Brazil. By the end of October, he wants a mapping of the growth of the green economy in the country. It is expected that the renewable energy sectors and activities aimed at sustainable agriculture are growing. He noted the increased demand for wind power, mainly in the Northeast, after the signing of the Charter of winds in June, and the possibility of reducing the ICI to import turbines.

At the meeting, Minc and Steiner also talked about the Rio +20. The proposal is to a conference with a new vision on environmental issues. The executive secretary Izabella Teixeira, for the Ministry of the Environment, defended the review of the concept of sustainable development based on changes since the Rio-92. According to her, the social agenda is not conservative anymore. She suggested an assessment of the Rio Conference, where the proposals raised 20 years ago, their achievements and their failures would be studied. The minister stressed the need to think Rio +20 "looking to the future."

The global environmental governance, a controversial topic and still without a definition, was part in the discussions. To the minister, "there are differences, but they do not impede the progress on the search for a governance". In several issues there is already consensus, but others depend on governments of rich countries. Minc emphasized the role of Brazil's role and the role of megadiverse countries, which house 70% of the planet's biodiversity, advocating the formation of a block with them to lead the issue of governance.

Garbage - Even if it was not on the agenda of the meeting, the Minister took the opportunity to ask Achim Steiner the UN's support to combat the export of garbage from developed countries. Not only in Brazil, noted the minister, but especially in poor countries of Africa, the problem has reached alarming proportions.