Carbon Footprint of Electricity Generation in Brazil: An Analysis of the 2016–2026 Period

The present paper aims to evaluate the past and future environmental performance of the electricity generation in Brazil in terms of Global Warming Potential (GWP) and Global Temperature Potential (GTP). To that end, the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool was used to evaluate the system’s en...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murillo Vetroni Barros, Cassiano Moro Piekarski, Antonio Carlos de Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
LCA
GWP
GTP
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/6/1412