title: Energy conservation and CO2 emission reductions due to recycling in Brazil.
abstract: The present paper aims to make the energy saving potential provided by waste recycling in Brazil evident by pointing out more specifically the benefits regarding climate change mitigation. In this case, based on the energy saved due to the recycling process of an exogenous amount of waste, we have built two scenarios in order to show the potential for indirectly avoiding CO2 emissions in the country as a result of the recycling process. According to the scenario, 1 Mt and 3.5 Mt of CO2, respectively, would be avoided per year due to solid waste recycling. The international context for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol has been taken into account.
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. cicero@ivig.coppe.ufrj.br
authors.forename: C A P
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pimenteira
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Henriques
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001938:Brazil; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000379:methods*; D011210:Power Plants; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D002245:Carbon Dioxide