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Clean Energy Transitions Programme 2020
…supporting the IEA family under the CETP so that we deliver, together, a better energy future. 2020 was a critical year for the prospects of clean energy transitions worldwide. Since the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis, the IEA has led calls for governments to both achieve a sustainable, resilient recovery and address the looming climate crisis.Throughout this challenging year, the Clean Energy Transitions Programme (CETP) played an important role in ensuring that the task of building a secure and sustainable energy future was strengthened. The programme’s activities were adapted to confront the disruption…
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Implementing Gas Market Reforms in Brazil
Insights from European experience The Novo Mercado de Gás (New Gas Market) reform programme is set to enhance the physical flexibility of the gas system, enable gas to be delivered more quickly, foster competition and facilitate the integration of a higher share of intermittent renewables into the Brazilian energy system. In the longer term, an open, competitive gas market can more easily adapt to a multi-gas system that includes and deploys low-carbon gases. At the request of the Brazilian government, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been providing technical advice based on international experience to inform and shape the…
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E4 Country Profile: Energy Efficiency in Brazil
…natural gas (approximately 18% each). Challenges remain to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, including ensuring access to clean cooking and universal access to energy. While Brazil has one of the greatest shares of renewable energy in the world, this is coming under threat, as changing weather patterns and increasing demand place stress on the electricity system. In this context, advancing energy efficiency as an alternative to fossil fuel backup generation is particularly important. Improvements in energy efficiency Prior to 2014, Brazil experienced an increase in economic growth with minor improvements in energy efficiency. The majority of avoided energy use was…
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Fuel economy in Brazil
Market profile and analysis of fuel consumption trends Just over 2.6 million light-duty vehicles (LDVs) were sold in Brazil in 2019, marking a gradual rebound following a contraction from a high of 3.6 million sales in 2012 to a low of less than 2.0 million in 2016. Average fuel consumption of new LDVs fell from 8.5 litres of gasoline equivalent per 100 kilometres (Lge/100 km) in 2005 to reach 7.5 Lge/100 km in 2019, which is 5% above the global average. While the overall fuel consumption of new LDVs has decreased on…