10/02/2010

Revista da UNCTAD publica artigo do INEE sobre eficiência energética

(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) acaba de ser publicada com um artigo dos diretores do INEE, Pietro Erber e Jayme Buarque de Hollanda, com uma avaliação geral do tema eficiência energética no Brasil.

A publicação que tem como sub-título "Promoting Poles of clean growth to foster the transition to a more sustainable economy" pode ser obtida por download no endereço UNCTAD.

Na chamada do artigo, que se encontra na página 68, os editores selecionaram alguns tópicos reproduzidos a seguir:

"The Brazilian government has enacted a good set of institutional arrangements to help achieve end-use energy efficiency (EE) goals. These arrangements proved to be very effective, as shown during the serious power supply crisis in 2001. Despite EE improvements, there is large scope for cost-effective EE improvements in Brazil."
"Transforming the large losses of energy biomass into useful renewable energy, for instance, can prove rewarding, particularly as it can foster the emergence of solutions for application throughout the tropical world, thus creating considerable South-South trade and investment opportunities."
"According to the Brazilian Institute for Energy Efficiency (INEE), the best way to integrate EE considerations into energy policy is to assess all possible paths to energy transformation and transport on a “well-to-wheel” basis, and work to identify the more efficient options."
"Unfortunately, while EE is normally perceived as politically correct, it is considered to be a solution for implementation only in emergencies. To reverse that situation, strong cultural changes among all stakeholders and new institutional guidelines are required, highlighting the role of the government and regulators in triggering change."

Fonte: http://www.inee.org.br