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Brazil Low-carbon Country Case Study

dc.contributor.author de Gouvello, Christophe
dc.date.accessioned 2014-08-12T16:29:39Z
dc.date.available 2014-08-12T16:29:39Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.description.abstract This study was undertaken by the World Bank in its initiative to support Brazil's integrated effort towards reducing national and global emissions of greenhouse gases while promoting long term development. The study builds on the best available knowledge and to this effect the study team undertook a broad consultative process and surveyed the copious literature available to identify the need for incremental efforts and centers of excellences. The overall aim of this study was to support Brazil's efforts to identify opportunities to reduce its emissions in ways that foster economic development. The primary objective was to provide the Brazilian government the technical inputs needed to assess the potential and conditions for low-carbon development in key emitting sectors. The Brazil low carbon study aims to support Brazil's continued efforts to foster development while reducing GHG emissions. The World Bank Group has always been committed to supporting growth in developing countries, and in October 2008, it adopted a Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development (SFCCD) to integrate climate change into the development agenda without compromising growth and poverty reduction efforts. Within the context of the SFCCD, the World Bank has undertaken a series of initiatives to support climate change mitigation within country-led development processes. One of these initiatives has been to coordinate several low-carbon growth studies through close interactions with its longstanding partners. This study is the result of that initiative. In order to build upon the best available knowledge, the study process emphasized a consultative, iterative approach that involved extensive participation by Brazilian experts and government representatives. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/19886655/brazil-low-carbon-country-case-study
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19286
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject AIR
dc.subject AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject ALLOCATION
dc.subject ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subject AMAZON DEFORESTATION
dc.subject AMAZON RAINFOREST
dc.subject ANNUAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject ANNUAL GLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject ATLANTIC FOREST
dc.subject ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subject BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subject BIOMASS
dc.subject BUS
dc.subject BUS SYSTEMS
dc.subject BUSES
dc.subject CALCULATION
dc.subject CAPITAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subject CARBON BALANCE
dc.subject CARBON CONTENT
dc.subject CARBON CREDITS
dc.subject CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject CARBON EQUIVALENT
dc.subject CARBON INTENSITY
dc.subject CARBON INVENTORIES
dc.subject CARBON LEAKAGE
dc.subject CARBON MARKET
dc.subject CARBON MITIGATION
dc.subject CARBON PRICE
dc.subject CARBON REMOVAL
dc.subject CARBON STOCK
dc.subject CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject CARBON UPTAKE
dc.subject CARS
dc.subject CH4
dc.subject CLEAN ENERGY
dc.subject CLIMATE
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subject CO
dc.subject CO2
dc.subject COAL
dc.subject COLORS
dc.subject CONGESTION
dc.subject COST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subject DEFORESTATION
dc.subject DEFORESTATION RATES
dc.subject DEGRADED AREAS
dc.subject DEGRADED FORESTS
dc.subject DIESEL
dc.subject DISCOUNT RATE
dc.subject DOMESTIC EMISSIONS
dc.subject DRIVERS
dc.subject DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject ECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subject ECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC INCENTIVE
dc.subject ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject EFFECTS OF LAND USE
dc.subject EFFICIENCY GAINS
dc.subject ELECTRIC POWER
dc.subject ELECTRICITY
dc.subject ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject EMISSION
dc.subject EMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS ESTIMATES
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subject EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE
dc.subject EMISSIONS GROWTH
dc.subject EMISSIONS INVENTORIES
dc.subject EMISSIONS MITIGATION
dc.subject EMISSIONS PROFILE
dc.subject EMISSIONS PROJECTIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subject EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subject EMISSIONS RESULTS
dc.subject EMISSIONS SCENARIO
dc.subject ENERGY BALANCE
dc.subject ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject ENERGY DEMAND
dc.subject ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
dc.subject ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject ENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subject ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject ETHANOL
dc.subject FEASIBILITY
dc.subject FINANCIAL INCENTIVE
dc.subject FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subject FINANCIAL MECHANISM
dc.subject FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject FOREST
dc.subject FOREST COVER
dc.subject FOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subject FOREST PLANTATIONS
dc.subject FOREST PROTECTION
dc.subject FOREST RECOVERY
dc.subject FOREST RESERVES
dc.subject FOREST SERVICE
dc.subject FORESTRY
dc.subject FORESTRY ACTIVITIES
dc.subject FORESTS
dc.subject FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject FOSSIL-FUEL EMISSIONS
dc.subject FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject FREIGHT
dc.subject FREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subject FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subject FUEL OIL
dc.subject FUEL SUBSTITUTION
dc.subject FUEL SWITCHING
dc.subject FUELS
dc.subject GAS SECTOR
dc.subject GASOLINE
dc.subject GASOLINE CONSUMPTION
dc.subject GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject GHG
dc.subject GHGS
dc.subject GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subject GREENHOUSE
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGET
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject HFCS
dc.subject IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject IPCC
dc.subject IRON
dc.subject JOBS
dc.subject LAND FOR AGRICULTURE
dc.subject LAND USE
dc.subject LAND USE CHANGE
dc.subject LAND-USE CHANGE
dc.subject LAND-USE EMISSIONS
dc.subject LANDFILL
dc.subject LANDFILL GAS
dc.subject LANDFILLS
dc.subject LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
dc.subject LIQUID EFFLUENTS
dc.subject LIQUID WASTE
dc.subject LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
dc.subject LNG
dc.subject LOW-CARBON
dc.subject MARGINAL ABATEMENT
dc.subject MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
dc.subject METHANE
dc.subject MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject MITIGATION POTENTIAL
dc.subject MMA
dc.subject MODAL SHIFT
dc.subject MOTOR VEHICLE
dc.subject N2O
dc.subject NATIONAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject NATURAL GAS
dc.subject NATURAL GAS SECTOR
dc.subject NEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subject NITROGEN
dc.subject NITROUS OXIDE
dc.subject OIL PRICES
dc.subject PARTICLES
dc.subject PASSENGER TRAIN
dc.subject PASSENGERS
dc.subject PERFLUOROCARBON
dc.subject PERFORMANCE STANDARD
dc.subject PFCS
dc.subject POWER GENERATION
dc.subject POWER PLANTS
dc.subject PRESENT VALUE
dc.subject PRICE DISTORTIONS
dc.subject PRICE INDEX
dc.subject RAIL
dc.subject RAINFALL
dc.subject RAPID TRANSIT
dc.subject RATE OF DEFORESTATION
dc.subject REGIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject ROAD
dc.subject ROADS
dc.subject SANITATION
dc.subject SCENARIOS
dc.subject SF6
dc.subject SOIL CARBON
dc.subject SUGAR CANE
dc.subject SULFUR
dc.subject SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subject TAX
dc.subject TEMPERATURE
dc.subject TOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject TOTAL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subject TRAFFIC
dc.subject TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TRANSPORT
dc.subject TRANSPORT EMISSIONS
dc.subject TRANSPORT MODES
dc.subject TRANSPORT PLAN
dc.subject TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subject UNCERTAINTIES
dc.subject URBAN BUS
dc.subject URBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subject VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS
dc.subject VEHICLE OWNERS
dc.subject VEHICLES
dc.subject WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject WIND
dc.subject WIND ENERGY
dc.title Brazil Low-carbon Country Case Study en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Climate Change
okr.date.disclosure 2014-07-24
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/19886655/brazil-low-carbon-country-case-study
okr.globalpractice Agriculture
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Energy and Extractives
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000470435_20140724110121
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 19886655
okr.identifier.report 63029
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/07/24/000470435_20140724110121/Rendered/PDF/630290PUB0REPL00Box369273B00PUBLIC0.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country Brazil
okr.topic Agriculture :: Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topic Agriculture :: Forestry Management
okr.topic Energy :: Energy and Environment
okr.topic Energy :: Energy and Natural Resources
okr.topic Environment :: Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topic Environment :: Climate Change and Environment
okr.topic Environment :: Water Resources Management
okr.unit Energy (LCSEG)
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