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Effectiveness Of Strategic Environmental Assessment Applied To Renewable Energy In Brazil

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  • ANNE CAROLINE MALVESTIO

    (Sao Carlos School of Engineering – University of Sao Paulo, Av. Trabalhador Sancarlense, 400, 13566-590, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil)

  • MARCELO MONTAÑO

    (Sao Carlos School of Engineering – University of Sao Paulo, Av. Trabalhador Sancarlense, 400, 13566-590, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil)

Abstract

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is assumed to be an important instrument to support decision-making in Brazil. Although not mandatory, nearly 35 SEAs, of which one third are devoted to energy plans and programmes (oil, gas, hydroelectricity and biofuel), have been prepared over the past 15 years in Brazil. The effectiveness of SEA, however, has not been studied in detail. This paper reports on the application of a procedural effectiveness analysis to 9 SEAs prepared for energy planning in Brazil, of which 5 deal with renewable energy plans and programmes. The results indicate no significant difference between renewable and non-renewable energy in terms of procedural effectiveness, with adequate performance in screening, baseline and description of mitigation actions, but serious deficiencies in the definition of SEA objectives, identification of strategic alternatives, description of public participation and follow-up strategies. The variability in the performance to each effectiveness criteria is taken as evidence that Brazil has not achieved consistency in SEA procedures, reinforcing the need for improvements in the current system.

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  • Anne Caroline Malvestio & Marcelo Montaño, 2013. "Effectiveness Of Strategic Environmental Assessment Applied To Renewable Energy In Brazil," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 15(02), pages 1-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:15:y:2013:i:02:n:s1464333213400073
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333213400073
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    1. do Nascimento Nadruz, Veronica & Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo, Amarilis & Montaño, Marcelo & Ramos, Heidy Rodriguez & Ruiz, Mauro Silva, 2018. "Identifying the missing link between climate change policies and sectoral/regional planning supported by Strategic Environmental Assessment in emergent economies: Lessons from Brazil," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 46-53.
    2. Ghislain Mwamba Tshibangu, 2018. "An Analysis of Strategic Environmental Assessment Legislation and Regulations in African Countries," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(01), pages 1-26, March.

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