This text review the current studies marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) of greenhouse gases (GHG) for the Brazilian economy, in particular for the industrial sector. Studies on technology-based curves has drawn attention of researchers since they have shown a significant amount of...

This text review the current studies marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) of greenhouse gases (GHG) for the Brazilian economy, in particular for the industrial sector. Studies on technology-based curves has drawn attention of researchers since they have shown a significant amount of...

Incorporate the environmental dimension to the economic analysis and the decision-making of all stakeholders is important to analyse the expansion of agricultural frontier in Brazil. Demand for natural resources and land follows the growth of the economy. In Brazil, the occupation of new areas...

The objective of this research was to compare the economic impacts, in Brazil, of the New Forest Code considering two possible scenarios: in the first case there is no Environmental Reserve Quotas (ERQ); and in the second case there is no amnesty to small landowners. The methodology integrates...

Incorporate the environmental dimension to the economic analysis and the decision-making of all stakeholders is important to analyse the expansion of agricultural frontier in Brazil. Demand for natural resources and land follows the growth of the economy. In Brazil, the occupation of new areas...

The objective of this research was to compare the economic impacts, in Brazil, of the New Forest Code considering two possible scenarios: in the first case there is no Environmental Reserve Quotas (ERQ); and in the second case there is no amnesty to small landowners. The methodology integrates...

Neste artigo abordamos um indicador de sustentabilidade ambiental, a Pegada Ecológica, apresentamos resumidamente seu método, destacando os resultados obtidos para o Rio de Janeiro com a aplicação do método. De acordo com a definição apresentada por Wackernagel e Rees, o “ecological...