Environmental
S c i e n c e s
Laboratory
55 General Information
The Environmental Sciences Laboratory (LIMA) is part of the Technology Center of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). It was
established to strengthen the activities of the faculty and students of the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Postgraduate Studies and
Research in Engineering (COPPE) in the field of Environmental Engineering, and to enable joint studies and projects as well as consolidate
interdisciplinary research lines.
LIMA was created in December 1997 with the assistance of the Environmental Sciences area of the Program to Support Scientific
and Technological Development (PADCT/CIAMB), with resources from the World Bank and the Brazilian Ministry of Science and
Technology. The Laboratory is, in fact, the result of an integrated research program carried out in 1995/97, which involved research
on Environmental Auditing methodologies and the consolidation of the Master’s and Doctoral Programs in the interdisciplinary area of
Environmental Engineering at COPPE/UFRJ, delivering M.Sc. and D.Sc. degrees in eight Engineering fields with minors on Environmental
Planning, Environmental Geotechnics, Environmental Management of Production, Environmental Technology, Environmental Modeling,
Coastal Zone and River Basin Management, Environmental Acoustics, Transport and Environment.
Between October 1997 and June 2012, LIMA conducted more than 160 research projects, many of which were made in
close collaboration with international organizations. Throughout this period, partnerships, cooperation agreements and contracts
were signed with public entities at the federal, state and city level, and with private and non-governmental organizations. These
research activities led to the publication of approximately 300 scientific papers, including 68 papers in national and international
scientific journals, 68 books and book chapters, 140 communications in conference proceedings and 25 articles in magazines and
newspapers. Furthermore, the activities provided material for the preparation of 49 M.Sc. dissertations and 26 D.Sc. theses for
student researchers on the Energy Planning Program (PPE) at COPPE/UFRJ. Three further M.Sc. dissertations and nine D.Sc. theses
are currently in progress.
55 Institutional Organization
LIMA falls under the administrative responsibility of the Energy Planning Program (PPE) at COPPE/UFRJ. The coordinator of the Laboratory,
Prof. Emilio Lèbre La Rovere, and supporting staff are linked to this Program. From the year of its creation, in 1963, COPPE/UFRJ has
developed to the point of becoming the largest center of excellence in the field of engineering in Latin America. It currently has 325 full-time
members in its teaching staff (all with doctoral degree) and 350 employees throughout its twelve programs (departments). The master’s
and doctoral degree programs at COPPE/UFRJ currently have about 2800 students, with approximately 500 M.Sc. dissertations and D.Sc.
theses approved each year.
The Program of Activities detailing LIMA´s research lines was approved by the Director of COPPE/UFRJ. The activities are mostly
being carried out by full-time researchers, faculty members and M.Sc. and D.Sc. students in COPPE/UFRJ´s interdisciplinary area
of Environmental Engineering. The agreements and contracts for LIMA research projects in partnership with other institutions are
handled by COPPETEC Foundation in accordance with the financial and legal management regulations adopted in the agreement by the
Foundation and COPPE/UFRJ.
55 Facilities and Equipment
LIMA is located in Block I-2000 of the UFRJ Technology Center, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, and has recently undergone a major
renovation of its facilities. LIMA has the following:
• Offices and meeting rooms for researchers and students;
• A documentation center connected to the UFRJ libraries with recent publications in the field of environmental sciences;
• Equipment and software for Geographical Information System (GIS) use, workstations, and notebooks connected to the Internet
and to COPPE’s Cray supercomputer through the UFRJ optic fiber network.
55 Research Lines
LIMA’s main research lines include Energy and Environment (Environmental Impact Assessment of Energy Systems, Electric
Energy, Alternative Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, Oil and Natural Gas), Private and Public Environmental Management
and Planning Instruments for Environmental Management (Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Auditing,
Environmental Indicators), Social and Environmental Responsibility and Climate Change.
Only the most recent studies and projects undertaken by LIMA are summarized below, and grouped according to the corresponding
research lines. The list also mentions the involved parties and the implementation period for each project or study.
55 Energy and Environment
Environmental Impact Assessment of Energy Systems
• Definition of Scenarios for Mitigation of Impacts on the Health of Populations Affected by Hydropower Projects in
Brazil. The structural changes in the environment that promote or enhance the spread of diseases in the area of influence
of hydroelectric projects were identified and described in accordance with the planning (pre-installation), construction and
operation stages. Maps of epidemiological risk were prepared considering the environmental and socioeconomic impacts, the
environment receptivity, and the vulnerability of the affected population. For Furnas Power Plants; 2009-2011.
• Valuation of Environmental Impacts Caused by Production, Storage and Disposal of Oil and Gas Field of Pinaúna-BA.
Development and application of a methodology to assign monetary value to the potentially significant residual environmental
impacts generated by the production, storage and disposal of oil and gas of Pinaúna plant, Camamu-Almada/BA basin, to
calculate the environmental compensation. For El Paso; 2009-2010.
• CASES – Cost Assessment for Sustainable Energy Systems. Estimated costs related to the negative environmental
externalities of different sources of electricity generation. Held in conjunction with European research institutions and funded
by the European Commission; 2006-2008.
Electric Energy
• R&D Project to Develop a Methodology to Prepare a Baseline to Calculate GHG Emissions for the Electricity Sector.
Development of a methodology to prepare a baseline to calculate the greenhouse gases emissions of the Electricity Sector, using
the operating margin method and the SDDP model to estimate baseline scenarios. For Furnas Power Plants, in cooperation with
PSR; 2012. In progress.
• WG Contracts – Urban & Peri-urban Energy Access (UPEA Phase III). Assesses whether the plans, policies and programs
designed to bring energy to low-income population in the periphery of urban centers are being properly delivered, identifying
barriers to energy access. For GNESD/RISO/UNEP; 2011. In progress.
• Development of a Comparative Model Between Sources of Electricity in Brazil Based on the Analysis of Social and
Environmental Variables. This study aims to support the development of a methodology for comparative analysis of electrical
power sources for long-term energy planning, including social and environmental decision criteria. For EPE and Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); 2011. In progress.
Alternative Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency
• Sugarcane Environmental Zoning in Brazil. Study of sugarcane environmental zoning for biofuel production, identifying
and suggesting opportunities for synergy among the environmental, economic and social aspects as well as costs, benefits and
participation to reduce the greenhouse gases emissions from its production. For GNESD/RIS/UNEP; 2012. In progress.
• The Public Sector as a Promoter of Sustainable Practices: A federal Initiative in the Energy Sector. Examination of the
origins, evolution and use of special credit lines from BNDES for renewable energy, especially to finance wind energy projects
and biomass cogeneration, and its main results, as well as the positive impacts and benefits observed or expected regarding
economic, social and environmental aspects. For the World Bank; 2012.
• Development of a Strategy for Monitoring Greenhouse Gases Emissions. Support to the Municipal Secretariat for
the Environment of Rio de Janeiro (SMAC/RJ) in fulfillment of the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change to stabilize the greenhouse gases emissions in the of City of Rio de Janeiro. The scenarios
methodology relies on the assumptions of socioeconomic development, such as the projected trends in population growth,
for calculations in the Waste Sector, and per capita GDP or industrial GDP, for calculations for the Energy Sector, and Industrial
Processes and Product Use (IPPU). For the World Bank and SMAC/RJ; 2011.
• Project “The Sun Chart”. A technical report analyzing the prospects for photovoltaic (PV) solar energy in Brazil, its technological
development worldwide, costs and appropriate forms of incentives, and proposing means of PV promotion in Brazil. For
Gehrlicher Ecoluz Solar do Brasil and the Secretary of State for the Environment of Rio de Janeiro (SEA/RJ); 2011.
• Enhancing Information for Renewable Energy Technology Implementation in Brazil, China and South Africa. Assessment
of solar and wind power progress in Brazil. For DTIE (Division of Technology and Industry)/UNEP; 2010.
• Action Plan for the Provision of Oilseeds in Candeias (BA), Montes Claros (MG) and Quixadá (CE). Development of an
action plan, together with the Innovation Economy Group of the Economic Institute (GEI/IE/UFRJ), for oilseeds use by family
farmers in order to supply PETROBRAS biodiesel plants located in Candeias (BA), Montes Claros (MG) and Quixadá (CE). For
PETROBRAS S.A.; 2007.
Oil and Natural Gas
• Cost-effectiveness Ratio of Health, Environment and Safety (HES) Investments in Business Projects. Development
of an Excel tool to identify the cost-effectiveness of HES investments of PETROBRAS, including the respective instruction manual
and the source code documentation. For PETROBRAS S.A.; 2011.
• Work Plan for Third Party Verification of a Corporate Waste System (SCR). Support to PETROBRAS, upon presentation of
alternative sampling and statistical studies, with the definition of the best option for the customer. For PETROBRAS S.A.; 2011.
• Methodological Proposal to Assess, Select and Prioritize HES Projects. Development of this methodology for the
PETROBRAS System, including air emissions, waste, security, contingency, health, water resources and liabilities,
through the use of a cost-effectiveness index, calculated by the ratio of tangible net cost to investment effectiveness. For
PETROBRAS S.A.; 2007-2009.
55 Corporate and Public Environmental Management
• Support to the Green Economy: Proposals for a Brazilian Agenda. Technical support to the Center for Strategic Studies and
Management (CGEE) to design and implement research and to prepare publications on Green Economy, to support the Brazilian
participation in the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) – Rio +20. For CGEE; 2012.
• Study of the Olympic Games Impacts (OGI). Report to support the submission of Rio’s OGI study to the International Olympic
Committee, with a scientific analysis of the impact of each edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. For Brazilian Olympic
Committee Rio 2016; 2010-2011.
• Strategic Plan to Develop Alternative Energy Sources. The formulation of a Strategic Plan to the Development of Complementary
Energy Sources. For MPX Energia S.A.; 2008-2009.
• Studies to Prepare the Environment Chapter of the Application of Rio de Janeiro City to Host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Identification of public and private sectors actions to minimize negative interventions in the natural and man-made environment
of Rio the Janeiro City. For Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB); 2008.
55 Environment Planning and Management
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Industrial Complex of Açu Port. This SEA proposed the integration of
private investments in transport logistics and a metallic-mineral productive chain, through an Industrial Ecology approach to
environmental management to ensure positive social and environmental outcomes for the region where the Complex is to be
located. Study carried out by Arcadis Tetraplan in partnership with LIMA for MMX and the Secretary of State for the Environment
of Rio de Janeiro (SEA/RJ); 2009-2010.
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of Expansion Plans of Eucalyptus Forestry and Biofuel in Southern Bahia. This
SEA analyzed, from the sustainable development perspective, the conflicts and social and environmental implications related to
the expansion of forestry and sugarcane in Southern Bahia, aiming to avoid, reduce or offset impacts and enhance the positive
opportunities, assisting the decision makers in formulating strategic options. For the Secretary of State for the Environment and
Water Resources, State of Bahia (INEMA/BA); 2008-2012.
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Multimodal Transport and the Development of the Mining-Industrial
Program of the Cocoa Region. This SEA identified and assessed the interactions among critical factors, strategic processes
and the environment, due to investments planned in the Cocoa Region for transportation logistics and steel, especially the South
Port, in the city of Ilhéus/BA. For the Secretary of State for the Environment and Water Resources, State of Bahia (INEMA/BA);
2008-2010.
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Anchieta Industrial Complex. The Government of Espírito Santo State used this
SEA to determine the strategic sustainability processes in the Anchieta region due to its high environmental sensitivity. LIMA
provided technical supervision and training assistance to this study. For CEPEMAR; 2008.
• Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Development Program of the Productive Sector of Corumbá and its
Influences on the Pantanal Floodplains. This SEA supported the preparation and decision making of the Integrated
Development Plan of the Mining-Industrial Complex in Corumbá/MS. For Plataforma do Diálogo, involving NGOs (CI-Brazil, ECOA,
AVINA, Fundação Ecotrópica, Fundação Neotropical do Brasil, O Boticário, Fundação Pantanal com Ciência, Instituto Homem
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Pantaneiro, OCCA Pantanal, WWF Brazil) and the private sector (MMX Corumbá Mineração, PETROBRAS S.A., MSGAS, Vetorial
Siderúrgica e Mineração Pirâmide); 2007-2010.
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the PLANGAS Ventures, LNG & COMPERJ in the Guanabara Bay Vicinity. This SEA
was established under the Investment Program of PETROBRAS as an initiative of the Secretary of State for the Environment of
Rio de Janeiro (SEA/RJ), driven by planned investments in the Oil and Gas State Sector, focusing on its cumulative analysis and
synergistic impacts. For PETROBRAS S.A. and SEA/RJ.; 2007-2009.
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Road Program and Power Generation Expansion Plan in the State of Minas
Gerais. Elaboration of the terms of reference and technical supervision of the execution of this SEA, to support the formulation
and implementation of the transport and energy state policies. For the Secretary of State for the Environment and Sustainable
Development of Minas Gerais (SEMADS); 2006-2009.
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Master Plan for Water Resources of the Tocantins-Araguaia Basin.
The National Water Agency (ANA) has required a SEA to support the elaboration of this Plan in order to analyze, from the
sustainable development perspective, conflicts and social and environmental implications associated with the alternative
use and/or conservation of water resources of the Tocantins-Araguaia river basin. For Magna-Cohidro Consortium and ANA;
2006-2008.
Strategic Environmental Assessment for the North Coast Tourist Pole. Analysis of trends and proposals for tourism
development in the coastal strip encompassing the cities of Jijoca de Jericoacoara (CE), Paranaíba (PI) and Barreirinhas (MA), to
promote environmentally sustainable development. For Ministry of Tourism (MTur); 2005-2007.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
• Perspectives of Social Investments in Brazil (PIS). Diagnosis of the main environmental conflicts in the Cement, Ethanol, Pulp &
Paper, Power Generation, Steel, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors, based upon the performance of the most important business groups
of these sectors, and related technological, economic, environmental and social aspects. For the National Bank of Economic and
Social Development (BNDES); 2010.
• Subsidies for the Development and Implementation of a Social Responsibility Plan. Identification and proposal of social
responsibility guidelines, and innovative methodologies to support the incorporation of the Plan in the Company. For PETROBRAS
Distribuidora S.A.; 2006-2007.
55 Climate Change
This important global environmental issue is the focus of research developed by the Center for Integrated Studies on Climate
Change and the Environment (CentroClima/COPPE/UFRJ), installed on the LIMA premises, under the coordination of Prof. Emilio
Lèbre La Rovere.
Created in 2000 through an agreement between the Department of Environmental Quality in Human Settlements (SQA) of the Brazilian
Ministry of Environment (MMA) and COPPE/UFRJ, CentroClima has been actively participating in the development of public policies and
strengthening the capacity of national and international stakeholders on climate change mitigation and adaptation, with a focus on city
and state GHG inventories, building and analysis of mitigation scenarios, innovative Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, and
adaptation of small farmers to increased droughts due to climate change.
55 Recent and/or Current Projects of Centroclima
• Support to the Government of the Rio de Janeiro State to Monitor Greenhouse Gases Emissions. Emissions Inventory of the
State of Rio de Janeiro for the year 2010 and the development of a monitoring plan to track the evolution of greenhouse gases
emissions in the State since the base-year (2005), as well as the avoided emissions of the ongoing mitigation actions. For the
Secretary of State for the Environment of Rio de Janeiro (SEA/RJ); 2012. In progress.
• CDM Project Initiative. Preparation of the pre-study on the performance of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Brazil
during the first commitment period of Kyoto Protocol. For GIZ Brazil; 2012. In progress.
• Mitigation Actions Plans and Scenarios. Development and implementation in Brazil of a methodological process to design
long-term mitigation scenarios and discuss its social and economic implications. For SouthSouthNorth (SSN); 2011. In progress.
• Development of a Strategy to Monitor GHG emissions of the City of Rio de Janeiro. Creation of a system to monitor GHG
emissions and to assist the Municipal Secretariat for the Environment of Rio de Janeiro (SMAC/RJ) to monitor the achievement of
mitigation targets established in the city climate change policy. For SMAC/RJ; 2011-2012.
• Adapta Sertão. Development and Systematization of Social Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change for the Family
Farmers in Northeast Semiarid. Applied research to systematize the testing of production systems developed within the Adapta
Sertão Project, to help the family farmers of Semiarid region to be more resilient to the impacts of current climate variability and
climate change in the future. In partnership with REDEH. For the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
(CNPq), and the Ministry of Environment through the National Climate Change Fund; 2009. In progress.
• Climate Change Mitigation Scenarios for Rio de Janeiro State. Study including the development of these scenarios and the
assessment of its impacts on the Oil and Natural Gas Sector in Brazil. For the Oil Research Centre (CENPES/PETROBRAS); 2008. In
progress.
• GHG Emission Scenarios in Brazil and Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Mitigation Actions. Development of scenarios
and analysis of mitigation costs, including a systematic review and consolidation of previous studies conducted in Brazil, and
support to the Ministry of Environment (MMA) delegation at the Conference of Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate
Change in 2010 in Cancun. For MMA and UNDP; 2010-2011.
• GHG Emission Inventory and Scenarios of the City of Rio de Janeiro. Elaboration of the inventory for 2005 and of reference
and mitigation scenarios for the period 2005-2025. For the Municipal Secretariat for the Environment of Rio de Janeiro (SMAC/
RJ); 2010-2011.
• Guidelines for the Sustainability of Mega-events. Rio de Janeiro and the Climate Change Issue. This study aimed to outline
guidelines for climate-friendly mega-events in the city of Rio de Janeiro, analyzing, under the climate change perspective, some
recent mega-events as the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa, the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil, and the 2012 Olympics
in England. The report “Guidelines for the Sustainability of Mega-events – Rio de Janeiro and the Climate Issue” was presented at
a side-event at COP 16 (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Cancun in December 2010. For the Brazilian
Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS); 2010.
• The Transportation Sector and the Clean Development Mechanism. Avoided GHG Emissions by a Shift from Buses to Boats.
Based upon a methodological review, a first preliminary estimate was made of avoided GHG emissions by shifting from buses to
passenger boats in the municipalities of São Gonçalo and Rio de Janeiro, providing inputs to the development of a methodology
for CDM projects in the Transportation Sector. For Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ, Germany); 2010.
• Development of Methodologies to Offset GHG Emissions from the Building Sector in the City of Rio de Janeiro, in
Compliance with the Municipal Decree no 27.596 of February 15, 2007. Development of a methodology to estimate
of CO2 emissions from the building construction sites in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the definition of acceptable offsetting
requirements. For SMAC/RJ; 2009-2010.
• Identification and Multiplication of the Best Practices for Climate Change Adaptation in Brazil. Identification and
multiplication of the best practices for climate change adaptation in Brazil. For the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA),
Federal Environment Ministry of Germany; 2008-2010.
• Inventory of Greenhouse Gases Emissions in the State of Minas Gerais and Identification of Mitigation Options. Elaboration
of the first Inventory of Greenhouse Gases Emissions in the State of Minas Gerais. For the State Foundation for the Environment
(FEAM/MG); 2007-2008.
55 Institutional Partnerships
LIMA works closely with leading national and international entities from different levels of government and the private sector. These
partnerships have allowed the achievement of productive exchanges of information and the establishment of a strategic network of
relationships to develop environmental projects.
National Partnerships
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Federal level: ANA, ANAC, ANEEL, CCSIVAM, EPE, IBAMA, INFRAERO, MCT, MMA, MTur
State level: CEDAE, INEA/RJ, INEMA/BA, FEAM/MG, FEPAM/RS, MP/RJ, SEA/RJ, SECT/RJ, SEMA/BA, SEMADS/MG
Municipal level: SVMA/SP, SMAC/RJ
Private sector: ABNT, BM&F, BNDES, CEBDS, CENPES, CEPEL, CEPEMAR, COB, CSN, Ecoluz, ELETROBRAS, El Paso, FURNAS Power
Plants, Ipiranga, Kingsley do Brasil, LLX, MMX Corumbá Mineração, MPX Energia S.A., MSGAS, PETROBRAS S.A., PETROBRAS
Distribuidora S.A., PETROSERV, Queiroz Galvão, Mineração Pirâmide, TRANSPETRO, Vetorial Siderúrgica, White Martins Gases
Industriais
• Non-governamental organizations: AVINA, CI-Brasil, CGEE, ECOA, Fundação Ecotrópica, Fundação Neotrópica do Brasil,
Fundação Nacional com Ciência, INFORSE, Instituto Homem Pantaneiro, O Boticário, OCCA Pantanal, REDEH, WWF Brasil
• Universities: PUC/RJ, USP
International Partnerships
Care International, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP, USA), Centre International de Recherche sur L´Environnement et le Développement
(CIRED/EHESS, France), British Embassy, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ; Germany), Gehrlicher Ecoluz
Solar do Brasil (Germany/Brazil), Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD, Denmark), Helio International
(France), Institut de Développement Durable et Relations Internationales (IDDRI, France), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA;
Austria), International Energy Agency (IEA), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED, England), International
Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE, Denmark), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Low Carbon Society
Research Network (LCS-RNet, G-8 Group), Mizuho Information & Research Institute (MHIR, Japan), National Institute of Environmental
Studies (Japan), National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM, Holland), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL;
USA), Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP, United Kingdom), SouthSouthNorth (South Africa), UNEP RISOE
Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC, Denmark), UBA/Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Ministry of
Germany), UNEP – Division of Industry and Technology (DTIE), United Nations University (UNU, Japan), World Bank Group, Wuppertal
Institut Fur Klima (Germany)
55 Main Publications
The researchers, students and faculty members of LIMA have been contributing to the systematic dissemination of information and
knowledge in the area of environment. The major and most recent publications are mentioned below.
Papers in National Scientific Journals
CAVALCANTI, P.M.P.S., SILVA, H.V.O. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2012. Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica (AAE) no Estado do Rio de Janeiro: Porto
Açu. Revista Ineana 1: 65-88.
CESANO, D., ROVERE, E.L.L., OBERMAIER, M., CORRAL, T., SANTOS, L., COELHO, N.S. & NEVES, C.G. 2012. As experiências da Coalizão
Adapta Sertão na disseminação de tecnologias e estratégias de adaptação à mudança climática para o agricultor familiar do Semiárido
brasileiro. Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física 6: 1336-1350.
ROVERE, E.L.L., & DIRK, A. 2011. Atenuación del cambio climático: Cooperación energética brasileña-alemana. Diálogo Político 3:
145-160.
OBERMAIER, M. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2011. Vulnerabilidade e resiliência socioambiental no contexto da mudança climática: O caso do
Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso de Biodiesel (PNPB). Parcerias Estratégicas 16: 109-134.
MONTEIRO, J.M.G. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2010. Plantio de oleaginosas para a produção de biodiesel como estratégia de adaptação às
mudanças climáticas. Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento 157: 1-43.
ROVERE, E.L.L. & DIRK, A. 2010. Perspectivas para a mitigação das mudanças climáticas: Ações conjuntas do Brasil e da Alemanha na
área de energia. Anuário Brasil Europa 1: 163-175.
GARCIA, K.C. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2008. Riscos à biodiversidade no setor de Petróleo e Gás Natural offshore no Brasil. Petro e Química 305: 56-61.
Papers in International Scientific Journals
ROVERE, E.L.L., PEREIRA Jr., A.O., DUBEUX, C.B.S. & WILLS, W. 2012. Climate change mitigation actions in Brazil. Climate Research.
Forthcoming (Accepted for publication in 2012).
GOLDEMBERG, J., COELHO, S.T., ROVERE, E.L.L., SIMÕES, A.F., GUARDABASSI, P. & GORREN, R. 2012. Urban and peri-urban energy
access in Brazil II. Energy for Sustainable Development. Forthcoming (Accepted for publication in 2012).
ROVERE, E.L.L., PEREIRA Jr., A.O. & DUBEUX, C.B.S. 2012. Beyond 2020: From deforestation to the energy challenge in Brazil. Climate
Policy. Forthcoming (Accepted for publication in 2012).
BATISTA, N.N., ROVERE, E.L.L. & AGUIAR, J.C.R. 2011. Energy efficiency labeling of buildings: An assessment of the Brazilian case. Energy
and Buildings 43: 1179-1188.
CAVALCANTI, P.M.P.S. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2011. Strategic Environmental Assessment of mining activities: a methodology for quantification of
cumulative impacts on the air quality. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 61: 377-389.
PEREIRA Jr, A.O., PEREIRA, A.S., ROVERE, E.L.L., BARATA, M.M.L, VILLAR, S. & PIRES, S.H. 2011. Strategies to promote renewable energy
in Brazil. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 15: 681-688.
ROVERE, E.L.L., PEREIRA, A.S. & SIMÕES, A.F. 2011. Biofuels and sustainable energy development in Brazil. World Development 39:
1026-1036.
WINKLER, H., SIMÕES, A.F., ROVERE, E.L.L., ALAM, M., RAHMAN, A. & MWAKASONDA, S. 2011. Access and affordability of electricity in
developing countries. World Development 39: 1037-1050.
CALIXTO, E. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2010. The regional emergency plan requirement: Application of the best practices to the Brazilian case.
Safety Science 48: 991-999.
CARVALHO, M.M.Q., ROVERE, E.L.L. & GONÇALVES, A.C.M. 2010. Analysis of variables that influence electric energy consumption in
commercial buildings in Brazil. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 14: 3199-3205.
D´AVIGNON, A.L., CARLONI, F.B.B.A., ROVERE, E.L.L. & DUBEUX, C.B.S. 2010. Emission inventory: An urban public policy instrument and
benchmark. Energy Policy 38: 4838-4847.
Books
CONNOR, H; WILLIAMSON, L., ROVERE, E.L.L., MICHAELOWA, A., MOEZZI, M., ASSAN, T., DOUALLA, C., DABRIET, M., TOURÉ, F.D., IBRAHIMA,
D., LOUIS-NOEL, J. & JACINTHE, P. 2011. Politique énergétique et écodéveloppement – Manuel d’accompagnement destiné
aux planificateurs – Manuel Tipee. Institut de l’Énergie et de l’Environment de la Francophonie-IEPF. Quebec, Canadá. v.1. 90 p.
GARCIA, K.C. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2011. Petróleo: Acidentes ambientais e riscos à biodiversidade. 1ª ed. Interciência. Rio de Janeiro.
v.1. 232 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L., D’AVIGNON, A.L., PIERRE, C.V., KLIGERMAN, D.C., SILVA, H.V.O., BARATA, M.M.L. & MALHEIROS, T.M. 2011. Manual de
Auditoria Ambiental. 3ª Ed. Qualitymark. Rio de Janeiro. 140 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L. (coord.). 2008. Inventário de emissões de gases de efeito estufa do estado de Minas Gerais. Fundação Estadual
de Meio Ambiente – FEAM/MG. Belo Horizonte. 119 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L., PEREIRA JR, A.O., SIMÕES, A.F., PEREIRA, A.S., GARG, A., HALNAES, K., DUBEUX, C.B.S. & COSTA, R.C. 2007.
Development first: Linking energy and emission policies with sustainable development for Brazil. 1a ed. v.1. Magnum
Custom Publishing/Magnum Books PVT. Roskilde. 84 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L., SILVA, H.V.O., MENDES, F.E. & SZWARCFITER, L. 2006. Avaliação do Programa de Controle da Poluição do Ar por
Veículos Automotores. 1ª ed. v. 1. Ministério do Meio Ambiente. Brasília. 128 p.
SUSSMAN, F., HELME, N., ROVERE, E.L.L., JAUREGUI, S., SANHUEZA, J.E., GARIBALDI, J.A. & SCHMIDT, J. 2006. Barriers to increasing
clean energy investment and consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean. v.1. Center For Clean Air Policy – CCAP.
Washington. 49 p.
GOLDEMBERG, J., ROVERE, E.L.L., COELHO, S., MUYLAERT, M.S., SIMÕES, A.F., ZILLES, R., GUARDABASSI, P., PEREIRA, O.S. & PALETTA,
C.E.M. (orgs.). 2005. Expanding the access to electricity in Brazil. Global Network on Energy for Sustainable DevelopmentGNESD. Roskilde. 129 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L. & POPPE, M.K. 2005. Negociações internacionais sobre mudança do clima – Vulnerabilidade, impactos e
adaptação à mudança do clima. v. 1. Núcleo de Assuntos Estratégicos da Presidência da República. Brasília. 250 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L. & POPPE, M.K. (orgs). 2005. Mercado de carbono. Cadernos NAE nº 4. Núcleo de Assuntos Estratégicos da Presidência
da República. Brasília. 500 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L., DUBEUX, C.B.S., RIBEIRO, L.S., OLIVEIRA, L.B. & RIBEIRO, S.K. 2003. Inventário de emissões de gases de efeito
estufa da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. 104 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L., d’AVIGNON, A.L., PIERRE, C.V., KLIGERMAN, D.C., SILVA, H.V.O., BARATA, M.M.L. & MALHEIROS, T.M. 2002. Manual de
Auditoria Ambiental de estações de tratamento de esgotos. Qualitymark. Rio de Janeiro. 151 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L. & KRAUSE, C.B. 2001. Manual para elaboração de Planos Municipais de Gestão da Energia Elétrica. IBAM/
ELETROBRAS. Rio de Janeiro. 95 p.
NAKICENOVIC, N., ALCAMO, J., DAVIS, G., DE VRIES, B., FENHAM, J., GAFFIN, S., GREGORY, K., GRUBLER, A., JUNG, T.Y., KRAM, T.,
ROVERE, E.L.L., MICHAELIS, L., MORI, S., MORITA, T., PEPPER, W., PITCHER, H, PRICE, L., RIAHI, K., ROEHRL, A., ROGNER, H.H.,
SANKOVSKI, A., SCHLESINGER, M., SHUKLA, P., SMITH, S., SWART, R., VAN ROOIJEN, S., VICTOR, N. & ZHOU, D. 2000. IPCC Special
Report. Emissions scenarios. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 599 p.
NAKICENOVIC, N., DAVIDSON, O., DAVIS, G., GRUBLER, A., KRAM, T., ROVERE, E.L.L., METZ, B., MORITA, T., PEPPER, W., PITCHER, H,
SANKOVSKI, A., SHUKLA, P., SWART, R., WATSON, R. & ZHOU, D. 2000. IPCC Special Report. Emissions scenarios. Summary for
policymakers. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 21 p.
ROVERE, E.L.L. & MENDES, F.E. (orgs.). 2000. Usina Hidrelétrica de Tucuruí: Brasil. v.1. LIMA/COPPE/UFRJ. Rio de Janeiro. 267 p.
TOLMASQUIM, M.T., MOTTA, R.S., ROVERE, E.L.L., MONTEIRO, A.G. & BARATA, M.M.L. 2000. Metodologias de valoração de danos
ambientais causados pelo Setor Elétrico. COPPE/UFRJ. Rio de Janeiro. v.1. 272 p.
MARTINS, A.R.S., ALVEAL, C., SANTOS, E.M., ROVERE, E.L.L., HADDAD, J., LISBOA, M.L.V., CORREIA, P.R.S., SCHAEFFER, R., AGUIAR, S.C.,
BAJAY, S.V. 1999. Eficiência energética: Integrando usos e reduzindo desperdícios. v.1. ANEEL/ANP. Brasília. 432 p.
Book Chapters
ROVERE, E.L.L., OBERLING, D.F., OBERMAIER, M., SOLARI, R. & WILLS, W. 2011. Redução de emissões. p. 276-299. In: MARGULIS, S.,
DUBEUX, C.B.S. & MACOVITCH, J. (orgs.). Economia da mudança do clima no Brasil. 1ª ed. Synergia. Rio de Janeiro.
ROVERE, E.L.L., ROSA, L.P., DOWBOR, L. & SACHS, I. 2011. Alternativas energéticas no Brasil. p. 9-90. In: Energias renováveis no
Brasil – Desafios e oportunidades. Editora Brasileira/PUC-SP. São Paulo.
CARLONI, F.B.B.A., d’AVIGNON, A.L. & ROVERE, E.L.L. 2009. Overview of approved CDM projects in Brazil: Participation of national
economic sectors and gaps. p. 77-88. In: SILVA DIAS, P.L., RIBEIRO, W.C., SANT’ANNA NETO, J.L. & ZULLO Jr. J. (orgs.). 2009. Public
policy, mitigation and adaptation to climate change in South America. v. 1. Record. São Paulo.
ROVERE, E.L.L., BASTOS, D.N., SILVA, H.V.O. & TEIXEIRA, I.M.V. 2009. Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica no Turismo. p. 173-202. In:
PHILIPPI JR., A., & VAN DE MEENE, D.R. (orgs.). Gestão ambiental e sustentabilidade no turismo. 1a ed. v. I. Manole Ltda.
São Paulo.
COSTA, C.V., ROVERE, E.L.L. & MAROUN, M.R. 2008. Instrumentos econômicos e mudanças climáticas: Oportunidades para a Amazônia. p.
129-144. In: RIVAS. A.A.F., FREITAS, C.E.C. & MOURÃO, R.R. (orgs.). Valoração e instrumentos econômicos aplicados ao meio
ambiente: Alternativas para proteger a Amazônia. Instituto I-PIATAM. Manaus.
ROVERE, E.L.L., GITZ, V. & PEREIRA, A.S. 2007. Modèles mondiaux et représentation des pays en développement. p. 7-244. In: DALMEDICO,
A.D. (org.). Les modèles du futur – Changement climatique et scénarios économiques: Enjeux scientifiques et politiques.
1a ed. La Découverte. Paris.
FISHER, B., NAKICENOVIC, N., ALFSEN, K., MORLOT, J.C., CHESNAYE, F.L., HOURCADE, J., JIANG, K., KAINUMA, M., ROVERE, E.L.L.,
MATYSEK, A., RANA, A., RIAHI, K., RICHELS, R., ROSE, S. & VUUREN, D.V. 2007. Issues Related to Mitigation in the Long-Term Context.
p. 169-250. In: IPCC Working Group III (org.). Climate change 2007: Mitigation of climate change. v. 3. Cambridge University
Press. New York.
ROVERE, E.L.L., MONTEIRO, J.M.G. & AVZARADEL, A.C. 2007. Biodiesel and vegetable oils production by small farmers in semi-Arid
Northeastern Brazil: a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy. p. 49-61. In: UNEP Riso Centre on Energy, Climate and
Sustainable Development, Riso National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark-DTU, Korea Environment Institute (orgs.). From
vulnerability to resilience: The challenge of adaptation to climate change case studies from Bangladesh, Brazil, China,
India, South Africa and Korea. v. 4. Magnum Books. New Delhi.
ALMEIDA, E., SANTOS, E., DUBEUX, C.B.S., MOTTA, M.E.G., GOLDEMBERG, J., ROVERE, E.L.L., ARAUJO, J.A.L., SCHAEFFER, R., SIMOES,
A.J., SANTOS, J.A.V., VERA, I. & VICTOR, D. 2005. Focus on Brazil. p. 447-487. In: OECD/IEA (orgs.). World Energy Outlook 2006.
OECD/IEA. Viena.
Specific Courses (Post-graduate) Taught by LIMA
Course: Environmental Audits – Voluntary environmental audits and those required by law, including preparation and implementation
of a simulated environmental auditing training exercise in an industrial plant (30-hour module)
Audience: Master of Business Environment (MBE) of COPPE/UFRJ
Period: from 1998 to date
Course: Strategic Environmental Assessment, including both theoretical and case studies (20-hour module)
Audience: Master of Business Environment (MBE) and regular students of COPPE/UFRJ
Period: from 2005 to date
Course: Environmental Impact Assessment (40-hour module)
Audience: Master of Business Environment (MBE) and regular students of COPPE/UFRJ
Period: from 2005 to date
55 Staff
Head
Prof. Emilio Lèbre La Rovere – Electrical Engineer, Specialization in Systems and Industrial (PUC-RJ), Economist (UFRJ), M.Sc., Systems
Engineering (COPPE/UFRJ), Dr., Economics (EHESS/Paris)
Researchers
Alexandre Louis d’Avignon – D.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Cláudia do Valle Costa – D.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Charlotte Olivia Heffer – Project Management
Denise da Silva de Sousa – D.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Flávia Beatriz Beserra Carloni – D.Sc., Environmental Science/UFF
Fernando Henrique Moura – Biologist
Giovannini Luigi – D.Sc., Institute of Geosciences/UFRJ
Heliana Vilela de Oliveira Silva – D.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Silvia Helena Pires – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Vivien Green Short Baptista – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Associate Consultants (Graduated at COPPE/UFRJ, Now Linked to Other
Institutions, Engaged in Past or Ongoing Research Activities at LIMA)
Aline Guimarães Monteiro – D.Sc., CEFET/RJ
Alvaro Bezerra Souza Jr. – D.Sc., Golder Associates
Ana Carolina Avzaradel – M.Sc., ICF Consultoria do Brasil Ltda.
Ana Carolina Cardoso Sousa – M.Sc., PETROBRAS S.A.
Anamélia Medeiros Santos – D.Sc., Ecosecurities
André Felipe Simões – D.Sc., USP/IEE/EACH
Carolina Burle S. Dubeux – D.Sc., SEA/RJ
Débora Cynamon Kligerman – D.Sc., FIOCRUZ
Diego do Nascimento Bastos – M.Sc., EPE
Ingrid Person – M.Sc., ThyssenKrupp Companhia Siderúrgica do Atlântico (TKCSA)
Jacqueline Barboza Mariano – D.Sc., ANP
Joyce Maria Guimarães Monteiro – D.Sc., Embrapa Solos
Kátia Cristina Garcia – D.Sc., CEPEL
Laura Bedeschi Rego de Mattos – M.Sc., BNDES
Leonardo Daemon da Silva Ribeiro – M.Sc., SEA/RJ
Luis de Medeiros M. Hashimura – M.Sc., ONUDI/DF
Marcelo Golin Buzzatti – M.Sc., AMPLA
Martha Macedo de Lima Barata – D.Sc., FIOCRUZ
Paulina Maria P. Cavalcanti – D.Sc., Ministério Público/RJ
Pedro Ninô de Carvalho – M.Sc., EPE
Renzo Solari – M.Sc., EOS Ambiental
Ricardo Cunha da Costa – D.Sc., BNDES
Silvia Blajberg Schaffel – D.Sc., AECOM do Brasil
UFRJ Faculty Members Engaged in Past or Ongoing Research Activities at LIMA
Alessandra Magrini – D.Sc., PPE/COPPE/UFRJ
Alexandre Szklo – D.Sc., PPE/COPPE/UFRJ
Amaro O. Pereira Jr. – D.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Bertha Becker – Ph.D., Institute of Geosciences/UFRJ
Claudia B. Krause – D.Sc., School of Architecture and Urbanism
Claudio Esperança – Ph.D., Systems Engineering Program/COPPE/UFRJ
Cláudio F. Mahler – D.Sc., Civil Engineering Program/COPPE/UFRJ
Geraldo Lippel Sant’Anna Jr. – Ph.D., Chemical Engineering Program/COPPE/UFRJ
Henri Acselrad – D.Sc., IPPUR
Josimar Ribeiro de Almeida – Ph.D., Engineering School and Institute of Biology
Jules Slama – D.Sc., PEM/COPPE/UFRJ
Luiz Pinguelli Rosa – D.Sc., PPE, COPPE/UFRJ
Marcello Goulart Teixeira – D.Sc., Institute of Mathematics/UFRJ
Márcio Almeida – Ph.D., PEC/COPPE/UFRJ
Maurício T. Tolmasquim – D.Sc., Economy (EHESS/Paris)
Paulo Canedo de Magalhães – D.Sc., Lancaster University
Paulo César Colonna Rosman – Ph.D., Coastal Engineering – Civil Engineering., MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Renata Lèbre La Rovere – D.Sc., PEP/COPPE/UFRJ
Rogério do Valle – D.Sc., PEP/COPPE/UFRJ
Roberto Schaeffer – Ph.D., PPE/COPPE/UFRJ
Sergio Luiz Costa Bonecker – D.Sc., Institute of Biology /UFRJ
Suzana Kahn Ribeiro – D.Sc., PET/COPPE/UFRJ
Vinicius Israel Pinheiro – D.Sc., Institute of Mathematics/UFRJ
Undergraduate Students (on the Environmental Engineering Program at UFRJ)
Scientific Initiation:Anne Luise de Amorim Bonifácio Pereira
Camila Garcia Neves
Gabriela Pessanha Laport
Juliana Cordeiro Moreira de Brito
Paula Nacif de Moura
Trainee: Tomás de Oliveira Bredariol
LIMA Researchers on the Master’s Program of PPE/COPPE/UFRJ
Carolina Grottera
Cynthia Wanick Vieira
Luiza Maia de Castro
LIMA Researchers on the Doctoral Program of PPE/COPPE/UFRJ
Carolina Monteiro de Carvalho – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Daniel Fontana Oberling – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Fernanda Fortes Westin – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Gustavo Malaguti – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Maria Regina Maroun – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Saulo Machado Loureiro – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Selena Herrera – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Vivian Gullo Salgado – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
William Wills – M.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
LIMA Researcher on The Post-Doctoral Program of PPE/COPPE/UFRJ
Martin Obermeier – D.Sc., Energy and Environmental Planning
Administrative Support Staff
Carmen Brandão Reis – Secretary
Vinícius Miasato – Computer support and systems analyst
Grafic Design
Elza Maria da Silveira Ramos – Designer
May 2012
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