Topic > Sugar Pollution in Brazil - 1372

1 MITIGATION MEASURES To reduce the carbon content in the environment for mitigation purposes, Brazil has adopted both strategies:i. It is working to reduce anthropogenic gas emissions through various emission sources. ii. Increase greenhouse gas absorption sinks. Its main mitigation measures include the production and use of sugarcane ethanol and bagasse, the development of the industrial natural gas market, and the use of alternative energy sources for power generation.1.1 Sugarcane productionThe Sugar production has led to the use of two major alternative sources of energy: automotive ethanol and sugarcane bagasse used to generate electricity. These biomass fuels reduced Brazil's carbon dioxide emissions by 7% in 2000. Brazil launched the National Alcohol Fuel Program (PRO-ALCOOL) in 1975 to promote the production of ethanol as a gasoline substitute. The first oil embargo had shaken the nation, which then imported more than 80% of its oil supply, and the international price of sugar was also very low. Ethanol production was justified to reduce dependence on oil imports and the environmental impacts of energy consumption, and to create domestic jobs and income. The government offered a variety of incentives including low-interest loans to build distilleries, guarantees for the purchase of ethanol, favorable prices compared to gasoline, and sales tax reductions (Geller, H. 2002). From 1985 to 1990, 90% of new cars sold were fueled by pure ethanol. But rising sugar prices led to ethanol shortages and price increases, and sales of ethanol-powered automobiles fell to nearly zero in the late 1990s.10 In 2000, about 4 million automobiles were powered solely by ethanol pure, about a quarter of all cars. fleet.11 But with few ethanol-only cars beyond paper, the consequence would be to reduce the carbon intensity of the economy in the medium to long term. It is important to underline that the NAMAS definition is broad enough to also encompass actions that would occur for other reasons, but which result in significant reductions in emissions. NAMAS should include policies and measures in all sectors with high mitigation potential. They can also occur at different levels and scales of action: at project, sector or even programmatic or national level, constituting a sign to integrate actions aimed at carbon reduction in an economy.3 CONCLUSION Brazil has focused on the strategy of low-carbon development as it has worked on mitigation through the improvement of wells and the reduction of greenhouse gases and at the same time is dedicated to the development of new renewable technologies and promotes them for development.