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Descarbonização: por que reduzir emissões exige transformar todo o sistema de energia

Decarbonization: Why Reducing Emissions Requires Transforming the Entire Energy System

The expansion of renewable energy sources advanced at a record pace, yet global energy-related emissions still reached a new high in 2025. This apparent contradiction helps explain why decarbonization does not simply mean installing more solar and wind power. The process involves transforming energy production and consumption, reducing fossil fuel use, increasing efficiency, electrifying activities, controlling methane emissions, and creating instruments capable of measuring and assigning economic value to avoided emissions.
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Biometano entra em nova fase no Brasil e avança como instrumento de descarbonização do setor energético

Biomethane enters a new phase in Brazil and advances as a decarbonization tool for the energy sector

Brazil’s biomethane industry is entering a decisive phase in 2026. The introduction of a mandatory target for the natural gas market, the regulation of Biomethane Certificates of Guarantee of Origin, and the updating of quality standards by the ANP are beginning to consolidate a renewable energy source historically associated with waste recovery as a structured instrument of Brazil’s national energy and climate policy.
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Biometano, carbono e capacidade: os três movimentos que redefiniram o setor de energia no Brasil em 2026

Biomethane, carbon, and capacity: the three movements that redefined Brazil’s energy sector in 2026

Between March and May 2026, the Brazilian energy sector experienced its densest regulatory quarter in years. The CNPE set the target for the biomethane mandate and the ANP completed the regulation of the certificate of origin (CGOB). The country held the largest capacity reserve auction in its history, contracting 19 GW with investments of R$64.5 billion. And the Ministry of Finance presented the first official proposal for sectoral coverage of the regulated carbon market (SBCE), with an inclusion schedule for energy and waste. Three decisions that, read together, form the new regulatory floor for the energy transition in Brazil, with a public consultation on the carbon market scheduled for July and a final rule expected by December.
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Resíduos que viram energia: o mercado brasileiro de biogás de aterro sanitário

Waste that becomes energy: Brazil’s landfill biogas market

Brazilian landfills are the main source of methane in the waste sector, and the country still wastes most of this gas. With the Fuel of the Future Law in force, ANP regulation published in 2026 and an estimated pipeline of R$ 8.5 billion in investments, landfill biogas has moved beyond the realm of promise to […]
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Em busca do modelo de distribuição ideal para a segurança elétrica nacional

In Search of the Ideal Distribution Model for National Electrical Security

Brazil, with its vast territory and predominantly renewable energy matrix, faces a continuous and complex challenge: how to ensure an energy distribution system that is safe, efficient, accessible, and sustainable for all its citizens. The debate over the ideal distribution model is not only technical but also strategic, involving infrastructure modernization, regulatory frameworks, and the […]
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