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Emissions of carbon dioxide from power plants increased over 100% in 13 years

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Study of CO2 emissions, compared data on industry and energy sector
The strong increase in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by power plants from 1994 to 2007, was one of the data highlighted in the framework of emissions from fossil fuels and industrial processes presented on Thursday (27) by the Minister of Environment Carlos Minc.

This type of power generation, which delivered 10.8 million tons of CO2 for 15 years, was responsible for throwing about 24 million tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2007. The increase was 122%.

Our parent company is still very clean, because it's still based on hydroelectricity, but there is a significant increase in thermal power plants. So we have to speed up power stations, to encourage wind [wind energy] and the sun and prevent the continuation and increase of power plants, which will mean our soil matrix and make it more expensive too, "said Minc.

The study of CO2 emissions produced by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and the Energy Research Company (EPE), compares the data with the issue of gas in industry and energy sector.

Minc said the difference in the relationship between the increase in power generation in the country from 1994 to 2007 and increased CO2 emissions. While at first the ratio was 71% in the second reached 122%. The end result was that the production of electricity has become 30% more pollutants into carbon dioxide.

Taking into account all sectors responsible for emissions of CO2, and as a source of fossil fuels and industrial processes, the increase was 49% and, according to estimates, increased from 225.2 million tonnes to 334.6 million tonnes issued.

Another sector that was highlighted was the transport that over that period rose from 94.3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions to 146.8 million tons, an increase of 56%. The middle road, which in 1994 represented 88% of total emissions in 2007 raised its stake to 90%. Since the waterway fell by 4% to 3%.

"While other countries are leading increasingly to other forms, in Brazil the 'rodoviarismo' not only not decreased as increased. This points to the importance of investing in public transport, railways, waterways, and the more biodiesel in diesel, more flex, more ethanol, more efficiently ", said the minister.

The survey, according to the Ministry of Environment, aims to provide updated estimates of emissions of greenhouse gases in Brazil as support for public policy planning. In addition to energy and industry, are also made estimates for sectors such as agriculture and forestry.



Source: Agência Brazil

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