Generating electricity from landfill gas in Brazil

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Climate solution #58

Landfill Methane

Landfills generate methane as organic waste decomposes. Rather than getting released as emissions, that methane can be captured and used to produce electricity.

 

Over the course of a century, methane has 34 times the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide. Landfills are a top source of methane emissions, releasing 12 percent of the world’s total. Landfill methane can be tapped, captured, and used as a fairly clean energy source for generating electricity or heat, rather than leaking into the air or being dispersed as waste.

 

The climate benefit is twofold: prevent landfill emissions and displace coal, oil, or natural gas that might otherwise be used.

From drawdown.org

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

The 'Uberlândia landfills I and II ' project aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

  • Sustainable Development Goal #3

    Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

  • Sustainable Development Goal #7

    Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.

  • Sustainable Development Goal #13

    Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Read more about the Sustainable Development Goals

Project location: Uberlândia, Minas Gerais

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