The widespread use of clean energy, especially from wind power and ethanol, kept Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions for 2018 at 1.939 billion mt, a 0.3% YoY increase, according to a study by Amazon. It revealed also that Brazil's energy sector emissions fell 5% to 407 million mt. Emissions from deforestation, however, rose 3.6% to 845 million mt, with analysts expecting another increase for 2019. Amazon said Brazil's emissions would have been two-thirds lower had it stopped deforestation.
The widespread use of clean energy, especially from wind power and ethanol, kept Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions for 2018 at 1.939 billion mt, a 0.3% YoY increase, according to a study by SEEG. It revealed also that Brazil's energy sector emissions fell 5% to 407 million mt. Emissions from deforestation, however, rose 3.6% to 845 million mt, with analysts expecting another increase for 2019. SEEG said Brazil's emissions would have been two-thirds lower had it stopped deforestation.