Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate
This study points out that hydroelectric plants will continue to play a prominent role in the Brazilian electric matrix. A significant portion of the potential hydroelectric plants of the country is located in the Amazon, environmentally sensitive...
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY APPROACH BASIN BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN PLANNING BASIN WATER BASIN WATER RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BUFFER ZONE CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON COAL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS CULTURAL HERITAGE DAM DAM CONSTRUCTION DAMS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIESEL DIESEL OIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMPLOYMENT ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SHORTAGE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXPENDITURES FISHING GENERATING CAPACITY GLOBAL WARMING HEADS HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO DEVELOPMENTS HYDRO ENERGY HYDRO PLANTS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN HYDROGRAPHIC BASINS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTS HYDROPOWER PLANT HYDROPOWER PLANTS HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER PROJECT HYDROPOWER PROJECTS HYDROPOWER SECTOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INVENTORIES LARGE HYDROPOWER LEGISLATION LOCAL COMMUNITIES MARGINAL COSTS MINES MITIGATION MEASURES NATURAL GAS NUCLEAR ENERGY OIL OPPORTUNITY COSTS ORCHARDS PIPELINE POLLUTION POTENTIAL INVESTORS POWER POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC PARTICIPATION QUOTAS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESERVOIRS RESETTLEMENT RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN LEVEL RIVER BASIN PLAN RIVER BASINS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION THERMAL CAPACITY THERMAL ENERGY THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSMISSION GRID WATER COURSES WATERSHED |
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY APPROACH BASIN BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN PLANNING BASIN WATER BASIN WATER RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BUFFER ZONE CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON COAL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS CULTURAL HERITAGE DAM DAM CONSTRUCTION DAMS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIESEL DIESEL OIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMPLOYMENT ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SHORTAGE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXPENDITURES FISHING GENERATING CAPACITY GLOBAL WARMING HEADS HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO DEVELOPMENTS HYDRO ENERGY HYDRO PLANTS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN HYDROGRAPHIC BASINS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTS HYDROPOWER PLANT HYDROPOWER PLANTS HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER PROJECT HYDROPOWER PROJECTS HYDROPOWER SECTOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INVENTORIES LARGE HYDROPOWER LEGISLATION LOCAL COMMUNITIES MARGINAL COSTS MINES MITIGATION MEASURES NATURAL GAS NUCLEAR ENERGY OIL OPPORTUNITY COSTS ORCHARDS PIPELINE POLLUTION POTENTIAL INVESTORS POWER POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC PARTICIPATION QUOTAS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESERVOIRS RESETTLEMENT RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN LEVEL RIVER BASIN PLAN RIVER BASINS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION THERMAL CAPACITY THERMAL ENERGY THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSMISSION GRID WATER COURSES WATERSHED World Bank Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate |
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This study points out that hydroelectric
plants will continue to play a prominent role in the
Brazilian electric matrix. A significant portion of the
potential hydroelectric plants of the country is located in
the Amazon, environmentally sensitive region. The licensing
of hydroelectric projects in Brazil is considered a major
obstacle for the expanding the capacity of generating
electricity. The non-expansion, in turn, represents a
serious threat to economic growth. This study, designed as a
contribution to the debate in progress about the subject,
examines the legal and institutional milestones of the
environmental licensing of hydroelectric ventures, including
studies of selected cases, an assessment of transaction
costs of the processes and a comparison with international
practices. Two conclusions emerge from this study. The first
is that the costs of dealing with environmental issues and
social development of enterprises hydroelectric in Brazil
represent 12 percent of the total cost of the work. And the
second is that costs of taxes, in general, the contractual
and regulatory uncertainty, excluding the licensing
environmental, represent about 7.5 percent of the total
cost. In other words, the conclusion is clear: the
environmental and social costs can be easily integrated.
This study does not suggest radical changes to the system of
environmental licensing. Any reform of the Brazilian
environmental licensing can not be dealt with based on a
single, simple solution. Rather, the system is complex and
multifaceted, with a long legal and institutional history. A
process of broad national discussion on the energy issue and
its implications for environmental goods of the country is
essential and is already in progress. |
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Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate |
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Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate |
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Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate |
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Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate |
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Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate |
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environmental licensing for hydroelectric projects in brazil : a contribution to the debate |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/10155469/environmental-licensing-hydroelectric-projects-brazil-contribution-debate-vol-1-3-summary-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7854 |
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okr-10986-78542021-04-23T14:02:35Z Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate World Bank ALTERNATIVE ENERGY APPROACH BASIN BASIN MANAGEMENT BASIN PLANNING BASIN WATER BASIN WATER RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BUFFER ZONE CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON COAL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS CULTURAL HERITAGE DAM DAM CONSTRUCTION DAMS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIESEL DIESEL OIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMPLOYMENT ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SHORTAGE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXPENDITURES FISHING GENERATING CAPACITY GLOBAL WARMING HEADS HYDRO DEVELOPMENT HYDRO DEVELOPMENTS HYDRO ENERGY HYDRO PLANTS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN HYDROGRAPHIC BASINS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTS HYDROPOWER PLANT HYDROPOWER PLANTS HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL HYDROPOWER PROJECT HYDROPOWER PROJECTS HYDROPOWER SECTOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INVENTORIES LARGE HYDROPOWER LEGISLATION LOCAL COMMUNITIES MARGINAL COSTS MINES MITIGATION MEASURES NATURAL GAS NUCLEAR ENERGY OIL OPPORTUNITY COSTS ORCHARDS PIPELINE POLLUTION POTENTIAL INVESTORS POWER POWER GENERATION POWER PLANTS PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC PARTICIPATION QUOTAS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESERVOIRS RESETTLEMENT RIVER RIVER BASIN RIVER BASIN LEVEL RIVER BASIN PLAN RIVER BASINS SOCIAL PARTICIPATION THERMAL CAPACITY THERMAL ENERGY THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSMISSION GRID WATER COURSES WATERSHED This study points out that hydroelectric plants will continue to play a prominent role in the Brazilian electric matrix. A significant portion of the potential hydroelectric plants of the country is located in the Amazon, environmentally sensitive region. The licensing of hydroelectric projects in Brazil is considered a major obstacle for the expanding the capacity of generating electricity. The non-expansion, in turn, represents a serious threat to economic growth. This study, designed as a contribution to the debate in progress about the subject, examines the legal and institutional milestones of the environmental licensing of hydroelectric ventures, including studies of selected cases, an assessment of transaction costs of the processes and a comparison with international practices. Two conclusions emerge from this study. The first is that the costs of dealing with environmental issues and social development of enterprises hydroelectric in Brazil represent 12 percent of the total cost of the work. And the second is that costs of taxes, in general, the contractual and regulatory uncertainty, excluding the licensing environmental, represent about 7.5 percent of the total cost. In other words, the conclusion is clear: the environmental and social costs can be easily integrated. This study does not suggest radical changes to the system of environmental licensing. Any reform of the Brazilian environmental licensing can not be dealt with based on a single, simple solution. Rather, the system is complex and multifaceted, with a long legal and institutional history. A process of broad national discussion on the energy issue and its implications for environmental goods of the country is essential and is already in progress. 2012-06-12T19:16:15Z 2012-06-12T19:16:15Z 2008-03-28 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/10155469/environmental-licensing-hydroelectric-projects-brazil-contribution-debate-vol-1-3-summary-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7854 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean America South America Brazil |