Archives of Sustainable Energy

Energia renovável: o que você precisa saber?

Renewable energy: what do you need to know?

The discourse on the use of renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels has gained strength in recent times, mainly due to the climate crisis. In addition, non-renewable energy sources, such as oil and its derivatives, are finite resources that took millions of years to become available.
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É possível zerar as emissões de CO2?

Is it possible to go to zero CO2 emissions?

In addition to reducing emissions, other actions, such as investments in renewable energy and capture and removal, need to take place to bring levels to zero. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the next three years will be decisive for achieving zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
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Energia eólica: Brasil atinge a sexta posição no ranking!

Wind energy: Brazil reaches the sixth position in the ranking!

The country set a record for expanding installed wind power capacity in 2021, according to federal government data. The source already represents 11% of the Brazilian energy matrix, constituting about 20 GW of installed power. With the increase, Brazil took the sixth position in the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) ranking of total installed capacity of onshore wind energy, in 2021.
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Conheça o 7º Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da ONU

Discover the UN’s 7th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)

Do you know what the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are? In 2015, the Organization set 17 goals that are a global call to end poverty, protect the environment and climate, and ensure the prosperity of people everywhere in the world. The organization's expectation is that the goals will be achieved by 2030.
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Incentivo ao biogás e biometano: entenda o marco legal

Incentive to biogas and biomethane: understand the legal framework

Bill 3865/2021 aims to encourage actions to encourage biogas and biomethane with the creation of the Incentive Program for the Production and Use of Biogas, Biomethane and Associated By-products (PIBB). The project was proposed by deputy Arnaldo Jardim, who is vice president of the Parliamentary Front for Renewable Energy. The proposal came a day after Brazil joined the Global Commitment on Methane, which provides for a 30% cut in emissions by 2030. Thus, the approval of the project would be one of the necessary steps for the country to be able to decarbonize the sectors and curb the global warming.
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