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PROSPECT OF TRANSITION INTO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO JULY 4TH, 2014. ENERGY’S PARADOX. Energy as a crucial issue for the development Millenium Development Goals
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PROSPECT OF TRANSITION INTO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO JULY 4TH, 2014
ENERGY’S PARADOX • Energy as a crucial issue for thedevelopment • Millenium DevelopmentGoals • Still, 1.3 billionpeoplehave no accesstoelectricityand 2.6 billionpeoplereliesontraditionalbiomass for energy • Energy use as a cause ofmanyenvironmentalproblems • Relianceonfossilfuelsandtheresulting GHG emissions JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
ENERGY TRANSITION • LEAPFROGGING: • Assumptionthatdeveloping countries todayhaveaccesstoefficientenergytechnologiesthatdidnotexistwhenrich countries wereat similar stagesofeconomicdevelopment • ENERGY LADDER: • Thereis no trade-off betweenpovertyalleviationandactionstocombatenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtoenergy use JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
“SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL” JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
BRAZIL: “LUZ PARA TODOS” (LIGHT FOR ALL) • Decree n. 4.873/2003 • Goal: universal accesstoelectricitywithin 05 years • Decree n. 6.442/2008 • Decree n. 7.520/2011 • Social aspect: theprogrammeencouragesthepowerdistributioncompaniesto include the rural population in their grid at no costtothosebeneficiariesfamilies • Cross-subsidy: resourcesfrom “Energy DevelopmentAccount” (CDE) and “Global Reversion Reserve” (RGR) • Financingatlowinterest rates with CEF • No environmentalaspect JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
BRAZILIAN ENERGY MATRIX • The shareofrenewableenergyis 79.3% (MME, 2013) • Largehydroelectricplantsaccount for 70.6% • Problems: it is a renewablesourcebutnot quite sustainable, becauseof its social (displacementofriversidepopulations) andenvironmental (GHG emissions in its construction) impacts JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
BRAZIL: “PROINFA” (ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES) • Law n. 10.438/2002 • Goal: toincreasetheshareofsustainableenergy in Brazilianenergymatrix • Smallhydroelectricplants • Wind • Biomass • Short term: 3.300MW ofinstalledcapacityby 2008 • Longterm: shareof 10% in Brazilianenergymatrixby 2022 • Auctionstocontractsustainableenergy’sproject for a periodof 20 years • Financingatlowinterest rates with BNDES JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
BRAZIL: “PROINFA” (ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES) • 2008: only 1.274 MW ofinstalledcapacity in alternativeenergies • 2013: only 2.207 MW ofinstalledcapacity in windenergy, accounting for 1.1% ofBrazilianenergymatrix • Problem: • The costsofenergygeneration • The productionchainofwindenergyisnotinstalled in the country JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
CONCLUSIONS • A comprehensive perspective ofpublic policies isneeded • Commandandcontrolandeconomicinstrumentsshouldbeusedtogether • Suggestions: • Reduction in tax rates relatedtosustainableenergyproduction; • Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS); • TradableRenewable Energy Credits (TRECs) JULY 4TH, 2014 ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO & LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA
ANA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA NUSDEO Professor of Environmental Law at Universidade de São Paulo (ananusdeo@uol.com.br) LÍVIA REGINA BATISTA Graduate Student in Environmental Law at Universidade de São Paulo (liviarebatista@gmail.com)