Sustainability and CDM projects in the Brazilian sugar cane sector: a discussion on the economic-financial aspects

Author

De Souza, Zilmar José

Author_Institution

UNESP-Sao Paulo State Univ., Jaboticabal

fYear

2008

fDate

28-30 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The study discusses how the revenue from the sale of certified emission reductions (CERs) can contribute to the attractiveness of investment in projects of bagasse-based cogeneration. It was observed that revenue from CERs is probably not enough to make these investments acceptable in the economic and financial aspect. However, this study speculates that clean development mechanism projects will be strategic to build a positive image concerning the social responsibility and sustainability of the business in the Brazilian sugar cane sector.

Keywords

air pollution control; cogeneration; corporate social responsibility; investment; sugar industry; sustainable development; Brazilian sugar cane sector; bagasse-based cogeneration; certified emission reductions; clean development mechanism projects; investment; social responsibility; sustainability; Biomass; Cogeneration; Fuel processing industries; Investments; Marketing and sales; Natural gas; Power generation; Protocols; Sugar industry; Sustainable development; Brazilian sugar cane sector; Clean Development Mechanism; bagasse-based cogeneration; internationalization; sustainability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electricity Market, 2008. EEM 2008. 5th International Conference on European

Conference_Location

Lisboa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1743-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1744-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EEM.2008.4579024

Filename

4579024