{"id":320601,"date":"2022-11-10T09:56:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=320601"},"modified":"2022-11-11T18:21:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:21:37","slug":"brazil-shares-net-zero-lessons-from-industry-at-cop27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazil-shares-net-zero-lessons-from-industry-at-cop27\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil shares net-zero lessons from industry at COP27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sharm El Sheikh \u2013 The Brazil Pavilion at COP27<\/strong> hosted on Wednesday (9) a panel on Decarbonization of the Industry. Vale Climate Change manager Vivian Mac Knight (pictured above, L<\/em>) discussed the topic in Sharm El Sheikh with Roberta Cox (R<\/em>), special adviser to Brazil\u2019s Minister of Environment. Toyota do Brasil Government Affairs manager Bruno Ambr\u00f3sio spoke from the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry in Bras\u00edlia.<\/p>\n

Mac Knight said that when it comes to decarbonization of the industry, there\u2019s a world of possibilities. She spoke about the main commitments of Vale<\/strong> in this regard, primarily achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, as well as some interim targets. \u201cThe first one is reducing scope 1 and 2 [carbon] emissions by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement; we\u2019ve also pledged to use electricity from renewable sources \u2013 100% of our electricity will come from renewable sources by 2030 worldwide, and 2025 in Brazil,\u201d the manager said. She said Vale has now 90% of its electric power consumption coming from renewable sources.<\/p>\n

Essentially, scope 1 and 2 are those emissions that are owned or controlled by a company, whereas scope 3 emissions are a consequence of the activities of the company but occur from sources not owned or controlled by it.<\/p>\n

In the case of a mining company like Vale that produces iron ore and base metals, scope 3 becomes very relevant, Mac Knight said. \u201cWhen we look at Vale\u2019s total emissions, 98% are scope 3, particularly the use of Vale\u2019s products in the steel industry, one of world\u2019s most carbon emitting industries, so we couldn\u2019t have a climate change commitment without addressing scope 3,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Therefore, Vale set a scope 3 emission target of 15%. \u201cSince this is a very challenging target, as it relies heavily on a partnership with our clients for them to regulate their emissions, we allowed ourselves some flexibility and the possibility of using up to 20% of carbon credits by way of compensation to reach it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Bruno Ambr\u00f3sio of Toyota: Made-in-Brazil hybrid flex cars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mac Knight also informed that the miner protects, alone or in partnership, over 1 million hectares, 800,000 of which in the Amazon. \u201cOne of Vale\u2019s forest commitments, in addition to protecting 1 million hectares of forest land, we pledge to increase by over 500,000 hectares of protection or recovery land,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Bruno Ambr\u00f3sio of Toyota<\/strong> said the automotive manufacturer looks at its whole production chain, not only the product, from the collection of materials in nature to the consumer use. \u201cOur concern is decarbonization. Toyota has pursued these goals for many years, and we believe there isn\u2019t a single technology to get there,\u201d he said in the panel.<\/p>\n

According to him, there are regional differences across the globe, differences in established structure, social needs to be met, and based on that the company has adopted a series of different productions, distinct technologies. \u201cAnd for Brazil, we strongly believe in a program that started back in the 1970s that is using biofuels. It is more than proven that the Brazilian ethanol has an amazing energy balance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ethanol, when associated with electrification, ushers in a large decarbonization in the automotive industry, Ambr\u00f3sio said. With that in mind, Toyota launched in 2019 the world\u2019s first hybrid flex car in Brazil, with technology developed by Brazilian engineers. He said that the world has taken a special interest in this technology, as pure electrification only works in more developed countries, which have more infrastructure to implement new technologies.<\/p>\n

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