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Energy-related climate change mitigation in Brazil: Potential, abatement costs and associated policies

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 49; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.040

1873-6777

Bruno Borba, André F.P. Lucena, Régis Rathmann, Isabella Vaz Leal da Costa, Larissa P. Nogueira, Pedro Rochedo, David Alves Castelo Branco, Mauricio F.H. Júnior, Alexandre Szklo, Roberto Schaeffer,

Climate Change Policy and Economics

This paper estimates the potential for energy-related greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions in Brazil, their abatement costs and proposes a number of policies to achieve these reductions. The Brazilian energy system is very peculiar as renewable energy accounts for some 45% of total primary energy and 85% of electricity production. The following sectors are covered in this paper: industry, transports and petroleum sector. Compared to a business-as-usual reference scenario, results show a potential to reduce future energy-related GHG emissions by 27% in 2030. However, in spite of that, the mitigation potential identified here is not large enough, in absolute terms, to reduce energy-related GHG emissions below the current level in Brazil by 2030.