Terraza, HoracioGrajales, Francisco2014-04-222014-04-222006-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17972The objectives of the Landfill Gas-to-Energy (LFGTE) Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean are to. 1) contribute to the maximization of methane emissions reductions and the development of carbon trading opportunities; 2) promote LFGTE investment in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve solid waste management practices in the region; 3) create awareness of LFGTE opportunities; 4) document and disseminate LFGTE experience; and 5) establish knowledge sharing mechanisms to increase cooperation. The aim of this report is to document the dissemination activities and outputs of the LFGTE Initiative, including case studies of LFGTE projects in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Latvia, Mexico, Uruguay, South Africa, and Poland, a "Handbook for the Preparation of LFGTE Projects," a workshop in Monterrey, Mexico in October 2003 in which these documents were presented, a knowledge network on LFG, and a Web site for the LFGTE Initiative. In addition to these efforts, the LFGTE Initiative identified landfill sites for pre-investment feasibility studies. Of the 26 sites that submitted letters of interest, 10 were chosen for pre-investment work, and 5 of those 10 were selected for additional pump tests. Investment resources, including carbon credit financing, were mobilized for viable sites. Along with these efforts, a Latin American LFG Project Expo was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in July 2005 to disseminate experience and promote LFGTE projects in the region among the private and public sectors.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACID RAINADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSAIR EMISSIONSAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYAMBIENT AIRAMBIENT AIR QUALITYANAEROBIC CONDITIONSANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITIONANNUAL EMISSIONSAPPROACHATMOSPHEREAVAILABILITYBENEFICIAL IMPACTBIODEGRADABLE WASTESBOILERBOILER FUELBULK GASESCARBONCARBON CREDITCARBON CREDITSCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTCARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTSCARBON FUNDCARBON MARKETCARBON MONOXIDECARBON TRADINGCEMENTCERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONSCLEAN DEVELOPMENTCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCOALCOLLECTION SYSTEMCOMBUSTION PRODUCTSCOMMERCIAL WASTECONTAMINATION OF SURFACECONVENTIONAL ENERGYCONVERSION EFFICIENCYCRITERIA POLLUTANTSDIOXIDE CARBONDISPOSAL FACILITIESDISPOSAL METHODDISPOSAL PRACTICESDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDISTRICT HEATINGDOMESTIC WASTESELECTRIC POWERELECTRICAL GENERATIONELECTRICAL POWERELECTRICITYEMISSIONEMISSION RATEEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONS FROM LANDFILLSEMISSIONS REDUCTIONEMISSIONS REDUCTIONSENERGY GENERATIONENERGY MARKETENERGY MARKETSENERGY PLANNERSENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY PRODUCTSENERGY SECURITYENERGY SOURCEENERGY SOURCESENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSEXPLOSIVE AT CONCENTRATIONSFOOD CHAINFOSSILFOSSIL FUELSFUELFUEL SOURCEFUEL SUPPLYFUEL USEGASGAS ACCUMULATIONGAS CAPTUREGAS COLLECTIONGAS DISTRIBUTIONGAS GENERATIONGAS MANAGEMENTGAS MIGRATIONGASESGENERATIONGENERATION CAPACITYGENERATION OF ELECTRICITYGHGGLASSGLOBAL CARBON MARKETGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGREEN POWERGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE EFFECTGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONGREENHOUSE GASESGROUNDWATERHEALTH RISKSHEATHIGH ENERGY CONTENTHOT WATERHUMAN HEALTHHYDROGENHYDROGEN GASINCOMEINDUSTRIAL WASTEINTERNAL COMBUSTIONINTERNATIONAL CARBON MARKETKILOWATT-HOURLANDFILLLANDFILL BASELANDFILL COVERLANDFILL DESIGNLANDFILL GASLANDFILL GAS RECOVERYLANDFILL METHANELANDFILL METHANE OUTREACH PROGRAMLANDFILL OPERATIONLANDFILL OPERATORSLANDFILL PROJECTLANDFILL SITELANDFILL SITESLANDFILLSLARGE LANDFILLSLEACHATELEACHATE COLLECTIONLIVING CONDITIONSMETHANE EMISSIONSMOISTURE CONTENTMUNICIPAL LANDFILLSMUNICIPAL SOLIDMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLSMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTNATURAL GASNITROGENNITROGEN OXIDESNUTRIENT CONTENTODOR EMISSIONSODOR PROBLEMSOILOPEN DUMPSORGANIC COMPOUNDSORGANIC CONTENTORGANIC MATERIALSORGANIC WASTEORGANIC WASTESOXYGENPARTICULATEPARTICULATE MATTERPH LEVELPILOT PROJECTSPIPELINEPOLLUTANTSPOWER GRIDPOWER PLANTPOWER PRODUCTIONPREPARATIONPROCESS HEATREDUCING METHANE EMISSIONSRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONRENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTIONRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCERENEWABLE RESOURCESSAFE FINAL DISPOSALSANITARY LANDFILLSSITESITE CLOSURESOILSSOLID WASTESOLID WASTE ASSOCIATIONSOLID WASTE DISPOSALSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONSSOLID WASTE PROCESSINGSOURCE OF ENERGYSPACE HEATINGSULFURSULFUR DIOXIDESWMTAX CREDITSTOLUENETONS OF CARBONTURBINEURBAN POWER GRIDSURBAN REFUSEUTILIZATION TECHNOLOGYVALUE OF ENERGYWASTE COLLECTIONWASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMSWASTE COMPOSITIONWASTE DECOMPOSITIONWASTE DUMPSWASTE MANAGEMENT POLICYWASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICESWASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMWATER HEATING10.1596/17972