Brazil 
Segundo o relatório da EPA sobre as emissões antropogênicas de gases - exceto CO2 - responsáveis pelo efeito estufa, em 2005 o Brasil foi o quarto país do mundo em emissões estimadas de metano antropogênico. Embora o gado seja a maior fonte de emissões de metano do país, aproximadamente 7% das emissões antropogênicas desse gás, 28,91 MMTCO2E (toneladas métricas equivalentes de dióxido de carbono) provêm da agricultura (manejo de esterco), aterros e sistemas de petróleo e gás natural.
Based on data in EPA's Global Anthropogenic Emissions of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases report, in 2005, Brazil's estimated anthropogenic methane emissions ranked 4th in the world. While cattle are the country's largest source of methane emissions, approximately 7 percent of its anthropogenic methane emissions—28.91 MMTCO2E—come from agriculture (manure management), municipal solid waste, and natural gas and oil systems.
Sector Committee Activities
Agriculture
- Country committee members
- Projects in Brazil
- Country action plan (PDF, 16 pp, 188 KB)
- Country update presentations (PDF, 7 pp, 135 KB), last updated at 22 April 2008 subcommittee meeting in Morelia, Mexico
- Proceedings from GMI events in Brazil
- 31 August 2008 International Livestock Environment Symposium, Iguassu Falls, Brazil
- 15 April 2008 Carbonmarkets Americas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 09 May 2006 ISWA Beacon Conference: Waste Treatment and Final Destination, Expo Center Norte - Yellow Pavillion, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 28 March 2006 Carbon Markets America, Pestana Rio Atlantica Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coal Mines
- Country committee members
- Projects in Brazil
- Proceedings from GMI events in Brazil
- 15 April 2008 Carbonmarkets Americas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 09 May 2006 ISWA Beacon Conference: Waste Treatment and Final Destination, Expo Center Norte - Yellow Pavillion, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 28 March 2006 Carbon Markets America, Pestana Rio Atlantica Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Municipal Solid Waste
- Country committee members
- Projects in Brazil
- Country action plan (PDF, 57 pp, 2.4 MB)
- Country update presentations (PDF, 23 pp, 2.6 MB), last updated at 27-29 January 2009 subcommittee meeting in Monterrey, Mexico
- Proceedings from GMI events in Brazil
- 08 November 2010 Management and Regulation of Solid Waste Utilities: Energy , Brasilia, Brazil
- 17 September 2010 Advancing LFGE Projects, Ribeirao Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil
- 14 April 2010 Methane to Markets Landfill Gas to Energy Basics for Environmental Regulatory Officials in the State of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil
- 27 October 2009 Landfill Operations Workshop, Fortaleza, Brazil
- 15 April 2008 Carbonmarkets Americas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 09 May 2006 ISWA Beacon Conference: Waste Treatment and Final Destination, Expo Center Norte - Yellow Pavillion, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 28 March 2006 Carbon Markets America, Pestana Rio Atlantica Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oil & Gas
- Country committee members
- Projects in Brazil
- Proceedings from GMI events in Brazil
- 15 April 2008 Carbonmarkets Americas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 09 May 2006 ISWA Beacon Conference: Waste Treatment and Final Destination, Expo Center Norte - Yellow Pavillion, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 28 March 2006 Carbon Markets America, Pestana Rio Atlantica Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Municipal Wastewater
- Country committee members
- Projects in Brazil
- Country update presentations (PDF, 52 pp, 3.7 MB), last updated at 11 November 2010 Wastewater Task Force meeting in Venice, Italy
- Proceedings from GMI events in Brazil
Steering
- Country committee members
- Proceedings from GMI events in Brazil
- 15 April 2008 Carbonmarkets Americas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 09 May 2006 ISWA Beacon Conference: Waste Treatment and Final Destination, Expo Center Norte - Yellow Pavillion, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Brazil Committee Members
- Project Network Members in Brazil
- Coal Mines, Oil & Gas, and Steering Projects in Brazil
- Agriculture and Municipal Solid Waste Projects and Sites in Brazil
Resources
- Global Methane Initiative Fact Sheet in Portuguese (PDF, 2 pp, 249 KB)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Brazil
Full Assessment (PDF, 101 pp, 1.8 MB) | Summary (PDF, 1 pp, 32 KB) - 2010 Coal Mine Methane Overview for Brazil (PDF, 8 pp, 318 KB)
More information about this document >> - U.S. EPA Natural Gas STAR Technical Resource Documents
- Community Methane Model (CMM) in Brazil
