The management of greenhouse gas emissions and the participation of the Civil Construction sector in the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i11.10284

Keywords:

Climate change; Emissions inventory; Emission sources.

Abstract

The concern about climate change and its impacts has been the objective of negotiations worldwide. Both companies and government entities have made continuous efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, limit the increase in global temperature and promote resilience to climate change. Thus, we sought to analyze in this study the history of emissions in Brazil and the way in which the country has adapted to international requirements. Based on a systematic review of the PRISMA model (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis), 21 scientific articles were analyzed, and then a quantitative study of the greenhouse gas emissions inventories, published by the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program, per part of organizations in the Civil Construction sector, was developed. For the sector, nine member organizations were counted, four of which have the gold seal. The results showed that the publications of the inventories are concentrated in organizations located in the Southeast region of the country and that, in general, there is no periodicity in the publications. It was also noticed that 93.8% of the emissions registered in 2019 are included in Scope 3, that is, originated from indirect sources, such as in the production of cement and steel used in the works. Finally, it was observed that Civil Construction organizations make up a percentage of 6% of the companies that are members of the Program, highlighting the need of the sector to expand the management of their emissions, in order to contribute with measures to combat climate change.

Author Biographies

Michele Joyce Pereira dos Santos, Federal University of Pernambuco

PhD student in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE (2020-2024), linked to the Solid Waste Management Research Group - GRS. He holds a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pernambuco - UPE (2020) and a degree in Building Construction Technology from the Federal Institute of Maranhão - IFMA (2014). She worked as a Volunteer Professor at the Polytechnic School of Pernambuco - POLI / UPE (2019) and as a Substitute EBTT Professor at the Federal Institute of Maranhão - IFMA (2017-2019), in the Civil Construction concentration area. She was a researcher at the Foundation for the Support of Research and Scientific and Technological Development of Maranhão - FAPEMA, in the Young Scientist modality. He has experience with monitoring services and civil projects.

Maria do Carmo Martins Sobral, Federal University of Pernambuco

Scholarship in Productivity in Research 2 of Environmental Sciences - CNPq. Post-Doc, Senior Internship at the Metropolitan University of Oslo, Norway (2018-2019). Pos-Doc, Senior Internship at the Water Education Institute - UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands (2015). Member of the Pernambuco Academy of Engineering (2018 - current). Member of the Pernambucan Academy of Sciences (2018 - current). PhD in Environmental Planning at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany (1991) and Post-Doctorate at the Institute of Environmental Technology at the Technical University of Berlin (2007). Master in Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada (1979). Specialization in Urban and Regional Planning at Dortmund University, Germany (1986). Specialization in Environmental Sanitation at the Federal University of Pernambuco-UFPE (1976). Graduated in Civil Engineering at UFPE (1974). Full Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at UFPE. Permanent professor of the Master and Doctorate in Civil Engineering in the Area of ​​Concentration Environmental Technology and Water Resources at UFPE and the Master and Doctorate in Development and Environment - PRODEMA Network at UFPE.

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SANTOS, M. . J. P. dos; SOBRAL, M. do C. M. The management of greenhouse gas emissions and the participation of the Civil Construction sector in the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 11, p. e98091110284, 2020. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i11.10284. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/10284. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2024.

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