Brazilian Refineries Implement Initiatives to Reduce Carbon Emissions.

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 21/01/2024 at 20:10

Refinaria Mataripe (antiga Rlam), na Bahia (Foto: Agência Petrobras) – Todos os direitos: EPBR

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Oil Refining Will Remain Relevant Despite Pressure to Reduce Fossil Fuels and Transition to Renewable Energies in the Coming Decades.

The refinery market is facing significant challenges as the world moves towards cleaner energy sources. Refineries will need to adapt and invest in more sustainable technologies to reduce their carbon emissions and continue to play a relevant role in the global energy supply.

Refining plants, refinery yards, and other refining facilities will have to find ways to become more efficient and environmentally friendly as the world seeks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. The transition to renewable energy sources presents challenges but also opportunities for the refining industry to reinvent itself and play a vital role in the planet’s energy future.

Refineries and Climate Change

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the consumption of fossil fuels, such as diesel and gasoline, for instance, has not even peaked yet, which is expected to happen in 2026.

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Energy Transition and Environmental Commitments

At the last United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, the final declaration of the countries was the first to include a ‘transition away‘ from fossil fuels, but did not bring any specific goal for phasing out coal, oil, and gas.

Most countries still do not have a clear goal for ending the use of these products and prefer to focus on achieving net-zero emissions, which does not necessarily mean the end of fossils, as it opens room for continued emissions, provided they are offset.

Brazil, for instance, aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. As part of Brazil’s contribution to the Paris Agreement, it is expected to increase the share of bioenergy in the energy matrix to 18% by 2030, the year when the country expects to reach an estimated 45% share of renewable energies in the matrix.

In other words, there is still no concrete perspective for ending the use of fossil fuels in the coming decades.

As demand continues to exist, stopping the production of fuels without replacing them with another energy source will create scarcity and increase prices.

Reducing the supply of products like diesel, gasoline, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) without other alternatives being available on the same scale may lead to increased inflation and energy poverty.

Source: EPBR

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Brazilian Refineries Implement Initiatives to Reduce Carbon Emissions.

Oil Refining Will Remain Relevant Despite Pressure to Reduce Fossil Fuels and Transition to Renewable Energies in the Coming Decades.

Refineries and Climate Change

Energy Transition and Environmental Commitments

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Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

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