(introduction...)
Brazil energy economy
Energy subsector
analyses
Changing land-use trends
Conclusion
References
Jose Moreira and Alan Poole
This chapter concentrates on energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions, the principal greenhouse gas, of which Brazil is an important
contributor at a global level. The clearing of forest land for non-energy uses
is its largest source of CO2 emissions. Quantitative estimates of
this source are controversial, however. It is not possible to be precise as to
the amount and costs of carbon conservation associated with land use changes in
Brazil. For this reason, this chapter will focus on the abatement of fossil
CO2 emissions released from the energy sector. But we will also
discuss policies to decelerate deforestation and outline some crucial
interrelationships between land use, energy policy, and carbon conservation
strategies.