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    Minas Releases Its Own Greenhouse Gas Inventory

    By Keith R | November 30, 2008

    Topics: Climate Change | No Comments »

          
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    Earlier this year the Brazilian state of MInas Gerais (MG) released an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2005.  I found this inventory interesting and this you might too.  MG has a more diverse economy than most Brazilian states, being a leader in agriculture, mining and industry, all with different impacts on GHG emissions.  I’m adding this to the Temas listing of GHG inventories in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

    To better understand the report, keep in mind that MG utilizes the four category structure recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): energy; industrial processes and product use; agriculture, forestry and other land use; and wastes.

    The principal findings:

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