Low carbon scenario for the energy sector of the São Paulo State

• Grant number: 17/02979-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2018
• End date: January 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Sergio Almeida Pacca
• Grantee: Jhonathan Fernandes Torres de Souza
• Host Institution: Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Recognizing global warming and climate change as a concrete and evident reality, governments in several countries are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the foreseeable future. This commitment is currently being consolidated with the ratification of the Paris Agreement, a universal agreement to combat climate change, as a result of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in 2015. The achievement of the intended nationally determined contributions (INDC) enabled by the accord will be possible through studies that support decision-making for climate policies. These studies have carried out projections from several scenarios, with reference to the current GHG emissions situation. Among these studies, there are those that infer the evolution of emissions with the introduction of low carbon technologies or measures, each of which generates a wedge that grouped together form a stabilization triangle capable of keeping emissions at levels consistent with the scenario limiting the heating to 2°C. This project aims to produce a low carbon, wedge-based scenario for the energy sector of the State of São Paulo by the year 2050. The scope of the project is supported by the fact that energy is a carbon intensive sector, generally contributing to more than 75% of total emissions in developed countries, and the fact that São Paulo has industrial and economic characteristics that compare it to the level of developed countries, justify a specific study to determine the potential for GHG reduction by the state. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE SOUZA, J. F. T.. Industrial low carbon futures: A regional marginal abatement cost curve for Sao Paulo, Brazil. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 200, p. 680-686, NOV 1 2018. (17/02979-5)

TORRES DE SOUZA, JHONATHAN FERNANDES; PACCA, SERGIO ALMEIDA. How far can low-carbon energy scenarios reach based on proven technologies?. MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL CHANGE, v. 24, n. 5, p. 687-705, JUN 2019. (17/02979-5)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SOUZA, Jhonathan Fernandes Torres de. Low Carbon Scenarios for the State of Sao Paulo\'s energy sector. 2019. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH) São Paulo.