BRAZIL ENERGY POLICY

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• Brazil's energy system emits comparatively low levels of CO2.
• The inadequate security of supply, however, puts growth of the Brazilian economy at risk.
• The big challenge is to increase energy security without causing massive costs and without increasing emissions.

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• Brazil has enormous potential as regards energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
• considering securing the country's energy supply through huge expansion in large- scale hydropower, nuclear power and fossil-fuelled thermal power stations.
• promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources is limited
• the topics of energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) receive inadequate consideration in Brazil's energy supply policy.

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The energy programme comprises four components:

• Energy efficiency
• Renewable energy sources
• Rural electrification
• Energy planning methods

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• The 1000 Roofs Project supports the spread of solar-thermal water heating.
• Households and individual companies are integrated in various innovative pilot and promotional measures