Greenhouse Gas Emission and Removal in Brazil

The emissions are divided into 5 main sectors by the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals;

The inventory accounts for emissions and removals only inside the national territory, so emissions from airplanes and ships are not counted (bunker emissions);

The descriptions of emissions and removals of this presentation are based upon the document from the Fourth National Inventory and the Climate Observatory Emissions Analysis;

Proposed Solutions are presented by the Climate Observatory, some of them will be discussed here.

Emissions from solid and liquid waste disposal and treatment;

Anaerobic degradation process that occurs in the final disposal of solid waste in landfills and dumps;

Dumping of waste water that has or has not undergone any treatment process.

EDUCATION - Expand and strengthen environmental education program focused on waste management;

TAX - Implement the charge for public service of management of solid urban waste management;

INFRASTRUCTURE - Expand the coverage sewage services, considering the entire municipality

Production processes in industries, including the non-energy consumption of fuels as raw material.

The burning of fuels for energy purposes is reported in the Energy sector.

Exploration and conversion of primary energy sources (energy products provided by nature in their direct form, e.g., petroleum, natural gas, coal, etc.);

Transmission and distribution of fuels;

Use of fuels in installations and equipment;

Emissions estimates from fuels exportation and from bunkers are not accounted.

TRANSPORT - Establish maximum limits for parking spaces parking spaces for new buildings near public public transportation axes;

TRANSPORT - Creating routes for cargo transportation that do not enter the densest areas of the municipality;

ELECTRICITY - Substitute equipment with high energy consumption with more efficient options in public buildings;

ELECTRICITY - Promoting the generation of solar energy generation in public buildings.

Agricultural and livestock activities;

Agriculture: Mainly related to the agricultural production process and the use of nitrogen fertilizers;

Livestock: The main parameters used to estimate emissions refer to population, type of feedlot, digestibility, weight, and animal productivity.

BUREAUCRACY - Accelerate the environmental regularization of the rural properties in the municipality;

PAYMENT - Establish the municipal program of Payment for Environmental Services;

CREDIT - Facilitate access to credit lines for the adoption of conservationist farming practices;

TECHNOLOGY - Promote the adoption and implementation of Crop-Livestock-Forestry Integration Systems (iLPF).

Emissions and removals from carbon loss or gain, associated with land use and land cover change;

Biomass burning associated with land use and land cover dynamics;

Emissions and removals from forestry products manufactured and processed after wood harvesting;

The inventory accounts only for emissions/removals related to human action, so removals from non-managed forests are not counted.

FORESTATION - Encourage urban tree planting actions in parks, squares, backyards, and public sidewalks in order to in order to increase forest cover;

LAW ENFORCEMENT - Promote land title regularization, control in the implementation of the forest code and strengthening of environmental management;

LAW ENFORCEMENT - Strengthen enforcement mechanisms and control of deforestation and illegal exploitation;

TECHNOLOGY - Stimulate and strengthen productive chains of sociobiodiversity with emphasis on innovation and bio-economy.