Biocombustíveis: produção, transporte, uso final e emissões de gases de efeito estufa na região centro-oeste

Abstract

Current dissertation presents a discussion about liquid fuels and biofuel markets at regional and national scope. The research includes the calculation of the Green Houses Gas evited by the use of biofuels at Brazilian vehicular road fleet. First we made an historical survey of the production and demand of liquid fuels, at world and national level. Moreover, we discuss the incentive policies that favored the insertion of biofuels in the matrix energy of countries and regions where biofuel market are consolidated. The BRICS' energy demand and consumption have been analyzed because this group gathers the most population of the world and Brazil is one of the members. Our research brings to discuss which factors, economic, energy or environment, have seen relevant to growing of biofuel globally. Finally, to calculate GHG emissions is presented a methodology and are created scenarios to forecast total GHG emissions from the three liquid fuels more consumed in Brazil.