OPORTUNIDADES DE GERAÇÃO DE CRÉDITOS DE CARBONO A PARTIR DO POTENCIAL EÓLICO DO MUNICÍPIO DE PAULINO NEVES/MA

Abstract

The so-called “low carbon economy” has been gaining prominence as a way to combat climate change, mainly in the economies of underdeveloped countries through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), based on projects with less impact on the climate, such as the generation of renewable energy. In this context, this work proposes the analysis of the potential for generating carbon credits in the use of the wind potential of Paulino Neves in Maranhão, estimating the amount of carbon credits originated by the reduction of Greenhouse Gases emissions, using the ACM0002 methodology to generation of renewable electricity, which resulted in a possible financial return, through the commercialization of these credits in the international market, demonstrating the viability of the MDL project in the large-scale wind sector in the period of 10 years, which may be a necessary source of capital for the viability of the project and for the promotion of economic and sustainable development.