Brazil: Project Economizar

Part of CONPET, this project for the rational use of energy coordinates government efforts with the private sector, supporting freight and passenger transport companies in implementing measures to improve the use of diesel oil.

Date Implemented: 1996

Status: Voluntary

Milestones: Efforts have seen up to 14% reduction in specific consumption of diesel oil in participating fleets, which translates to 144 million liters/year and 402Gg/year of CO2 not emitted into the atmosphere.

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC