Conhecimento é poder. - Revista O Papel

Interview
By Caroline Martin
Special for O Papel Magazine
Only 6.5% of GHG
emissions in Brazil are
generated by São Paulo
by SMA
One of the main conclusions of the 1 st Anthropic
Emissions Inventory Count of Direct and
Indirect Greenhouse Gases of the State of
São Paulo refers to the profile of the state’s emissions.
“Even though it accounts for roughly 33% of Brazil’s
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the State of São Paulo
is responsible for only 6.5% of Brazil’s total emissions”,
says State Environmental Secretary Bruno Covas, in his
interview to O Papel magazine.
Published at the end of April, the document, which
counted on the participation of specialists and various
institutes of excellence in the subject matter – including
ABTCP -, presents a profile of emissions in the state and
shows where the main industrial challenges reside in
curbing Greenhouse Gases (GHG). In preparing the 1 st
Inventory Count of GHG Emissions, 26 industry reports
were analyzed and combined, one report being of the
pulp and paper sector.
According to Covas, containing emissions is an indispensible
task. “It is a fundamental part of the commitment
assumed by São Paulo of actively participating in
efforts to protect the world’s climate system and promote
the transition to a low carbon economy.” Presented
below, the Secretary explains how the State intends
to achieve the 20% reduction goal in CO 2
emissions by
2020, and talks about the pulp and paper industry’s
participation in this entire context.
Bruno Covas: “environmental and
environmental quality management
is a shared responsibility between
government, corporations and citizens”
56 Revista O Papel - junho/june 2011