Carbon emissions due to deforestation for the production of charcoal used in Brazil’s steel industry

Laura J. Sonter (), Damian J. Barrett, Chris J. Moran and Britaldo S. Soares-Filho
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Laura J. Sonter: The University of Queensland, Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute
Damian J. Barrett: The University of Queensland, Centre for Water in the Minerals Industry, Sustainable Minerals Institute
Chris J. Moran: The University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute
Britaldo S. Soares-Filho: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Centro de Sensoriamento Remoto

Nature Climate Change, 2015, vol. 5, issue 4, 359-363

Abstract: Over-reliance on charcoal sourced from native forests rather than plantations doubled CO2 emissions from Brazil’s steel industry between 2000 and 2007.

Date: 2015
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