Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / Este trabalho foi dividido em trÃs capÃtulos e teve por objetivos: 1) Quantificar o estoque de blue carbon nos solos do CearÃ; 2) Avaliar os mÃtodos de quantificaÃÃo de carbono orgÃnico dos solos (COS) nos manguezais; 3) Avaliar a emissÃo de gases de efeito estufa (CO2 e CH4) oriunda dos solos dos manguezais cearenses. No primeiro capÃtulo, foram feitas associaÃÃes das unidades fitoecolÃgicas (UF) com os tipos de solos cearenses por meio de tÃcnicas de geoprocessamento, combinando as informaÃÃes da densidade do solo e dos teores de carbono nas classes de solo contidas em cada UF. Os resultados mostram que a massa de carbono contido no solo cearense à estimada em 374.123.384,15 Mg. Os manguezais contribuem com 0,35 % da massa de carbono, uma vez que suas Ãrea nÃo ultrapassa 0,1% do CearÃ. Por outro lado, os dados do estoque de carbono (EC) indicam que os manguezais armazenam 8.241,39 Mg C km-2 , equivalente a 3 vezes o EC das demais UF. Este resultado poderia ser ainda mais importantes caso os manguezais cearenses estivessem sob um menor impacto antrÃpico. No segundo capÃtulo, os teores de COS foram quantificados por meio de diferentes mÃtodos quÃmicos (variaÃÃes do mÃtodo Walkley & Black), reflectÃncia espectral e termogravimetria cujos resultados foram comparados com os obtidos por meio do analisador elementar (AE). No tocante Ãs anÃlises quÃmicas, a secagem das amostras favoreceu a acurÃcia do mÃtodo quÃmico, uma vez que esta promoveu a oxidaÃÃo dos compostos reduzidos causadores de interferÃncia. A utilizaÃÃo de fontes externas de aquecimento acarretou em maior interferÃncia no mÃtodo quÃmico e, sob uma concentraÃÃo de H2SO4 6 M, o mÃtodo quÃmico apresentou-se viÃvel para a quantificaÃÃo do COS em manguezais. A utilizaÃÃo da tÃcnica de reflectÃncia espectral apresentou correlaÃÃes fracas com os valores de carbono via AE, o que impossibilitou a utilizaÃÃo deste mÃtodo, fazendo necessÃrio um estudo mais aprofundado para a adequaÃÃo deste mÃtodo ao estudo do COS em manguezais. Os resultados obtidos pela termogravimetria apresentaram a correlaÃÃo mais forte com AE (r = 0,927), caracterizando como o mÃtodo mais adequado para a quantificaÃÃo do COS, desde que utilizado um fator de correÃÃo (f = 0,27) para a conversÃo dos valores de matÃria orgÃnica do solo em COS. No Ãltimo capÃtulo, foram quantificados os fluxos mÃdios de CO2 e CH4 correlacionando os valores de fluxo com os atributos do solo. Os fluxos de CO2 variaram entre 16,4Â3,7 e 44,4Â2,2 mg m-2 h-1. A maior emissÃo de CO2 foi determinada pelas condiÃÃes edÃficas (maior EC, maior concentraÃÃo de carbono orgÃnico dissolvido e menor grau de piritizaÃÃo). Em mÃdia, os emissÃes de CO2 em solos de mangue corresponde a apenas 2% da emissÃo causada pela agricultura. As concentraÃÃes de CH4 estiveram abaixo do limite de detecÃÃo do equipamento utilizado e, portanto, o fluxo mÃdio de metano nÃo pode ser quantificado. O baixo fluxo de metano està relacionado à abundÃncia de aceptores de elÃtrons mais energÃticos que impendem a metanogÃnese, alÃm da presenÃa de microrganismos que oxidam o CH4 antes deste alcanÃar a atmosfera / This work was divided into three chapters and aimed to: 1) Quantify the blue carbon soils stock at Cearà state (NE-Brazil); 2) Evaluate the methods for quantifying soil organic carbon (SOC) in the mangroves; and 3) evaluate the greenhouse gas (CO2 and CH4) emission from mangrove soils. In the first chapter, associations of the phytoecological units (PU) with soil types from Cearà were processed through geoprocessing techniques, combining the information of soil bulk density and carbon content in the soil classes contained in each PU. Results show that the carbon mass in the soils are estimated in 374,123,384.15 Mg. The mangrove contribute to 0.35 % of the carbon mass, since their area does not exceed 0.1% of the state. On the other hand, the carbon stock (CS) data indicate that mangroves store 8241.39 Mg C km-2, equivalent to 3 times the CS mean of the remaining states. This result could be even more important if the mangroves were under less human impact. The second chapter SOC contents were quantified by different chemical (variations in the Walkley & Black), spectral reflectance and thermogravimetric methods and the results were compared with those obtained using elemental analyzer (EA). Regarding chemical analysis, the use of dried samples favored the accuracy of the chemical method, since it promoted the oxidation of the reduced compounds which causes interference. The use of external heating sources resulted in a greater interference in the chemical method and, in a 6M H2SO4 concentration, the chemical method presented viable to quantify COS in mangroves. The spectral reflectance technique showed weak correlations with carbon values obtained by AE, precluding the use of this method and making necessary further studies to the suitability of this method to quantify SOC in mangroves. The results obtained by thermogravimetry showed the strongest correlation with AE (r = 0.927), characterized as the most suitable method for the quantification of SOC, since a correction factor (f = 0.27) is applied for the conversion of soil organic matter values in SOC. In the last chapter, the average CO2 and CH4 flow were quantified and the values were correlated with soil attributes. CO2 fluxes ranged from 16.4  3.7 to 44.4  2.2 mg m-2 h-1. The highest CO2 emission was determined by soil conditions (higher EC, higher concentration of dissolved organic carbon and lower degree of pyritization). The CO2 emissions in mangrove soils corresponds to only 2% of the flow caused by agriculture. The CH4 concentrations were below the detection limit of the equipment used, and thus the average flow of methane cannot be quantified. The low methane flow is related to the abundance of electron acceptors more energetic which prevent methanogenesis and to the presence of microorganisms that oxidize CH4 before it reach the atmosphere.

Composting and vermicomposting reduce the volume of wastes and improve their characteristics of use, as fertilizer. However, there is a lack of information about how to use them, depending on the processes and raw materials used. The study performed with the objective of evaluate composts and vermicomposts produced with swine waste, poultry and cattle wastes mixed with rice hulls, regarding the N supply potential in very short cycle crop species. For this, chemical characteristics of composts and vermi-composts were evaluated in relation to fertilizer potential; composts and vermicompost regarding the degree of maturity and phytotoxicity on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L), barley (Hordeum vulgare) and annual ryegrass (Lollium multiflorum) seeds. The contribution in N supply for lettuce plants with and without use of 15N isotopic technique; also the potential for C and N mineralization of composts and vermicomposts in Ultisol for 56 days of incubation in laboratory. The wastes used contributed differences between composts and vermicomposts. Higher content of P, Ca and Mg were obtained in materials produced with poultry waste. The lower C / N ratio indicated that the biological processes influenced the degradation of organic residues and its stabilization. The products obtained with composting and vermicomposting after 60 days of pre-composting were similar, except for the content of K and EC, which were lower in the vermicompost, while lower content of C, cellulose, lignin and greater soluble fraction were found when used cattle waste. In order to cultivate barley and ryegrass, the composts and vermicompost of rice husk with animal wastes presented GI > 50%, considered mature and non-phytotoxic, whereas for lettuce, only cattle vermicompost was considered mature. Among all materials, composts/vermicomposts produced with cattle manure were most mature. The higher N release rates, were found when cattle manure used while lowest when produced with poultry waste. Due to the short cycle of lettuce and also the material stabilization, the contribution of composts/vermicomposts in the N supply was low (about 10%). The N mineralization of materials occurred mainly until the 28th day of incubation and was higher in the composition with cattle and swine manures and lowest in those with poultry waste. In very short cycle species such as lettuce, for adequate N availability, the dose of composts/vermicomposts should be propped according to the mineral N available in the material. / A compostagem e a vermicompostagem proporcionam a redução do volume dos resíduos e melhoram suas características para utilização como fertilizante. Porém, os critérios para sua utilização ainda carecem de informações, dependendo dos processos e das matérias-primas utilizadas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar compostos e vermicompostos produzidos com dejetos de suínos, aves poedeiras e bovinos leiteiros, misturados com casca de arroz, quanto ao potencial de fornecimento de N em espécie vegetal de ciclo muito curto. Para isso, avaliaram-se as características químicas dos compostos e vermicompostos relacionando com o potencial fertilizante; os compostos e vermicompostos quanto a sua maturação e fitotoxicidade em sementes de alface (Lactuca sativa L), cevada (Hordeum vulgare) e azevém anual (Lollium multiflorum); a contribuição em N para plantas de alface com e sem o uso de técnica isotópica do 15N; e o potencial de mineralização de C e N dos compostos e vermicompostos em Argissolo, durante 56 dias de incubação em laboratório. Os dejetos utilizados contribuíram para as diferenças químicas entre os compostos e vermicompostos. Maior teor de P, Ca e Mg foram obtidos nos materiais produzidos com dejetos de aves. A menor relação C/N indicou que os processos biológicos favoreceram a degradação dos resíduos orgânicos e a estabilização. Os produtos obtidos com a compostagem e a vermicompostagem após 60 dias de pré-compostagem foram similares, exceto para o teor de K e a CE, que foram menores no vermicomposto, enquanto menor teor de C, celulose, lignina e maior fração solúvel foram encontrados quando utilizado dejeto bovino. Para a cultura da cevada e do azevém, os compostos e os vermicompostos de casca de arroz com dejetos animais apresentaram IG>50%, considerados maduros e não fitotóxicos, enquanto para a alface, somente o vermicomposto bovino foi considerado maduro. Entre os materiais, o produzido com dejeto bovino foi o mais maduro. Os melhores índices de liberação de N foram encontrados quando utilizados dejetos bovinos e os menores quando utilizados dejetos de aves. Em função do ciclo curto da alface e estabilização dos materiais, a contribuição dos compostos/vermicompostos no fornecimento de N para a cultura da alface foi baixa (em torno de 10%). A mineralização do N dos materiais ocorreu principalmente até o 28º dia de incubação e foi maior quando utilizado na composição dejetos de bovinos e suínos, e a menor naqueles com dejetos de aves. Em espécies de ciclo muito curto como a alface, para adequada disponibilidade de N, deverá se ajustar a dose dos compostos/vermicompostos de acordo com o N mineral disponível no material.

Master's Thesis is focused on production of CO2 from fossil fuels combustion and the methods of CO2 emission from fossil fuels combustion reduction, resp. pre-combustion and post-combustion separation of CO2. Recapitulation of world consumption of primary energetic resources and carbon dioxide production as a result of theirs combustion in years 1971 - 2006 was made using a number of information sources. Whilst combustion o fossil fuel is related with production of CO2, calculation of emission rate of CO2 from fossil fuels (natural gas, crude oil and coal) was demonstrated. The Case Study of energy and material balances of gas turbine cycle with synthesis of methane from CO2 and from hydrogen which is produced in water splitting was made, using CHEMCAD software.

Background: The industrial economy has been dominated by a one-way production and consumption model. Closing loops for materials has seen an upswing in popularity. The focus though has been on the environmental aspects instead of the economic benefits from implementing closed loops. With an increasing PVC consumption, the interest of implementing a closed loop of material management is increasing. PVC is a highly desired thermoplastic material because of its low cost and high performance. The high performance of PVC causes the materials to have a long lifetime which delays the end-of-life waste management. The option to utilize landfilling to deal with the accumulating waste has become a less acceptable option because of higher costs, environmental dangers, and decreasing availability of landfilling areas. When recycling PVC, it is important to ensure a high accuracy within the sorting process. A lower purity in the recycling process could lead to a lower quality of the material. With the increasing worldwide demand for PVC, which exceeds 35 million metric tons per year, the demand for a robust waste material management is high. Objectives: The objective with this master thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of the affects of introducing a closed loop of material management of PVC by optimizing the upscaling sorting process based on a maximization of the savings and the CO2 emission savings. Methods: An optimization model was developed based on previous literature regarding optimizing sorting processes and recycling processes. Different scenarios were set up to try to optimize the savings and CO2 emission savings for an upscaling sorting process of PVC. The scenarios were based on different changes in different variables. The model and the scenarios were implemented at a case study. The case study was made at the PVC-floor company Tarkett in Ronneby. Results: The different scenarios were compared based on their monthly savings and monthly CO2 emission savings. The results showed that when dealing with a larger volume of incomed material, a more capital-intensive solution should be implemented. It also showed that an upscaling of a sorting process in PVC-floor recycling can be financially feasible while implementing a closed loop of material management. Conclusions: The recent trend in waste material management indicates that many companies are implementing a closed loop of material management through capital-intensive sorting process to manage the increasing availability of waste. The comparisons of the different scenarios revealed that, if the monthly savings is to be optimized, there should be an increase in incomed material and the sorting process should implement a more capital-intensive solution utilizing automated sorting machines. If the monthly CO2 emission savings should be maximized, the incomed material should be maximized and handled by a labor-intensive solution. / Bakgrund: Den industriella ekonomin har dominerats av en enkelriktad produktions- och konsumtionsmodell. Att sluta kretar för material har fått en uppgång i popularitet. Fokus har dock varit på miljöaspekterna istället för de ekonomiska fördelarna med att genomföra slutna kretsar. Med en ökande PVC-konsumtion ökar intresset för att genomföra en sluten krets för materialhantering av PVC. PVC är ett mycket önskat termoplastmaterial på grund av dess låga kostnad och höga prestanda. PVC: s höga prestanda gör att materialen har en lång livslängd som försenar avfallshanteringen. Alternativet att använda deponi för att hantera det ackumulerande avfallet har blivit ett mindre acceptabelt alternativ på grund av högre kostnader, miljöfaror och minskad tillgänglighet av deponiområden. Vid återvinning av PVC är det viktigt att säkerställa hög noggrannhet inom sorteringsprocessen. En lägre noggrannhet i återvinningsprocessen kan leda till en lägre kvalitet på materialet. Med den ökande världsomspännande efterfrågan på PVC, som överstiger 35 miljoner ton per år, är efterfrågan på en robust hantering av avfallsmaterial hög. Syfte: Målet med detta examensarbete är att ge en djupare förståelse för effekterna av att införa en sluten krets för materialhantering av PVC genom att optimera uppskalning av sorteringsprocessen baserat på maximering av besparingar och CO2 utsläppsbesparingar. Metod: En optimeringsmodell utvecklades baserat på tidigare litteratur om optimering av sorteringsprocesser och återvinningsprocesser. Olika scenarier inrättades för att försöka optimera besparingarna och CO2-utsläppsbesparingarna för en uppskalning av sortering av PVC. Scenarierna baserades på olika förändringar i olika variabler. Modellen och scenarierna implementerades på en fallstudie. Fallstudien gjordes på PVC-golvföretaget Tarkett i Ronneby. Resultat: De olika scenarierna jämfördes baserat på deras månatliga besparingar och månatliga CO2-utsläppsbesparingar. Resultaten visade att när man hanterar en större volym inkommande material, bör en mer kapitalintensiv lösning implementeras. Det visade också att en uppskalning av en sorteringsprocess vid PVC- golvåtervinning kan vara ekonomiskt genomförbar samtidigt som en sluten krets av materialhantering genomförs. Slutsatser: Den senaste trenden inom hantering av avfallsmaterial tyder på att iiimånga företag genomför en sluten krets för materialhantering genom kapitalintensiv sorteringsprocess för att hantera den ökande tillgången på avfall. Jämförelserna mellan de olika scenarierna visade att om de månatliga besparingarna ska optimeras, bör det finnas en ökning av inkommande material och sorteringsprocessen bör implementera en mer kapitalintensiv lösning med automatiska sorteringsmaskiner.

Shipping is the world’s largest mode of transportation, considering mass moved a distance: it is the most e˙effective way to carry large volumes far. In order for the shipping industry to keep its position and develop even further, efforts are made to increase efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint from the industry. More efficient ships, reduced fuel consumption, use of alternative fuels and exhaust gas treatment are some of the choices to reduce shipping’s environmental footprint and achieve the sustainability goal established by EU and enforced by the International Maritime Organization.Throughout the thesis, en evaluation of 18 energy efficiency measures and 4 alternative fuels is performed. Energy efficiency measures reduce a ship’s fuel consumption and alternative fuels substitutes fossil fuels with higher content of environmentally harmful content. The measures and fuels, covered in the study, are evaluated for nine representative container ship´s. Data from year 2016 are used for the nine container ships. The current procedure followed for new investments is analyzed for all measures and fuels for each ship, focused on the financial study of each measure and fuel. The results are then included in a risk and benefit analysis that introduces external aspects, not included in the traditional financial evaluation, that include: those that influence the ship and the ship’s environment and those affected by the ship’s operations.The main goal is to evaluate the possibilities to reduce emissions by considering these aspects and involve more stakeholders in the investment of measures and fuels for shipping to keep its position as the most efficient mode of transportation.

This work suggests a new multiple ejector refrigeration cycle operated by an NGL Recovery Plant's waste heat as a replacement to the mechanical compression refrigeration cycle. This will result in significant power reduction and CO2 emission reduction. / Typical NGL plant compresses its feed to a high pressure (3040 kPa). The feed gas compressors’ discharge reaches approximately 150 OC. After that, the feed is cooled by three-stage propane vapour compression refrigeration cycle. This paper examines various options for thermal power cooling in such plants in order to eliminate part of the propane chilling system. Since most of the new plants are located in desert climates, typical designs based on absorption refrigeration are not very efficient. Design proposed in this work employs ejector refrigeration and it is based on 45 OC air as a cooling media (summer conditions in hot climates). Performance factor has been defined as the total cooling provided by the refrigeration system over the total cooling required in the 1st cooling stage of the NGL Recovery Plant. Cooling based on a single N-pentane ejector cycle with N-pentane has COP of 0.342 and performance factor (ƞ) of 0.842. Multistage ejector N-pentane refrigeration system has COP of 0.714 and performance factor (ƞ) of 1.053. For a typical 750 Million scf/d NGL plant, the new design saves $12 Millions in capital costs and $1.5 in annual electricity cost. / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc)

District heating (DH) is of great significance for the Nordic countries due to the high heat demand especially in the winter. In Finland, 40% of heat was generated by fossil fuels in DH system, and DH sector emits 10% of the total emissions. The Finnish government aims to achieve carbon neutrality as the national goal by 2035. This study aims to evaluate the decarbonization objectives of each city (i.e. Helsinki capital city, Espoo and Vantaa) in the Helsinki metropolitan area and their influences on DH oper-ation from 2010 to 2030 by energyPRO. A model of a joint DH system with the interconnec-tions between Helsinki-Espoo and Helsinki-Vantaa is developed, in order to describe the whole Helsinki metropolitan area DH under the decarbonization objectives. The study pro-vides a least-cost DH operation solution while matching the supply and demand conditions. The optimum performance of the DH is simulated considering different operation strategies (technical aspect), operation expenditures (economic aspect), CO2 emission (environmental aspect). The results are presented from 2010 to 2030 in five years intervals. From the technological option, heat pump has great potential operating in DH in the Helsinki metropolitan area, it will be turned from peak load producer to the baseload heat producer. Instead, heat pro-duced by combined heat and power plants (CHPs) will not be dominant in DH system in the future year. Waste incineration power plant in Vantaa will increase the total annual opera-tion time to about 7000h, it will export more heat to Helsinki city when heat transmission is allowed. From the economic aspect, average heat production cost will decrease with more biomass penetration and heat recovery technology implemented in the future year. Natural gas may appear less profitable with higher CO2 prices after phasing out the coal. About cli-mate change impact, CO2 emission has an 88% reduction in 2030 compared with 2010. / Fjärrvärme (DH) har stor betydelse för de nordiska länderna på grund av det höga värmebe-hovet, särskilt på vintern. I Finland genererades 40% av värmen, i DH-systemet av fossila bränslen och DH-sektorn släpper ut 10% av de totala utsläppen. Finlands regering strävar efter att uppnå koldioxidneutralitet som ett nationellt mål år 2035. Denna studie syftar till att utvärdera målen för koldioxidutsläpp för varje stad i Helsingfors storstadsområde (d.v.s. Helsingfors huvudstad, Esbo och Vanda) och deras påverkan på DH-drift från 2010 till 2030 av energyPRO. En modell av ett gemensamt DH-system med sammankopplingarna mellan Helsingfors-Esbo och Helsingfors-Vanda utvecklas för att beskriva hela Helsingfors storstadsregions DH under målen för koldioxidutsläpp. Studien ger en billig DH-driftslösning samtidigt som utbud och efterfrågan stämmer överens. Den optimala prestandan för DH simuleras med beaktande av olika driftsstrategier (teknisk aspekt), driftskostnader (ekonomisk aspekt), CO2-utsläpp (miljöaspekt). Resultaten presenteras från 2010 till 2030 i femårsintervaller. Från det tekniska alternativet har värmepumpen en stor potential i DH i huvudstadsregionen, den kommer att förvandlas från topplastproducent till baslastvärmeproducent. Istället kommer värme som produceras av kraftvärmeverk inte vara dominerande I DH-systemet under det kommande året. Avfallsförbränningsanläggningen i Vanda kommer att öka den totala årliga drifttiden till cirka 7000 timmar, den kommer att exportera mer värme till Helsingfors när överföringen tillåts. Ur ekonomisk aspect kommer den genomsnittliga värmeproduktionskostnaden att minska i takt med större penetration av biomass samt värmeåtervinningsteknik som imple-menteras under det kommande året. Naturgas kan verka mindre lönsamt med högre koldi-oxidpris efter att kolet fasats ut. Vad gäller klimatförändringarnas påverkan så minskar koldioxidutsläppen med 90% år 2030 jämfört med 2010.

Wind energy technologies are considered to be among the most promising types of renewable energy sources, which have since attracted broad considerations through recent years due to the soaring oil prices and the growing concerns over climate change and energy security. In Kuwait, rapid industrialisation, population growth and increasing water desalination are resulting in high energy demand growth, increasing the concern of oil diminishing as a main source of energy and the climate change caused by CO2 emissions from fossil fuel based energy. These demands and challenges compelled governments to embark on a diversification strategy to meet growing energy demand and support continued economic growth. Kuwait looked for alternative forms of energy by assessing potential renewable energy resources, including wind and sun. Kuwait is attempting to use and invest in renewable energy due to the fluctuating price of oil, diminishing reserves, the rapid increase in population, the high consumption of electricity and the environment protection. In this research, wind energy will be investigated as an attractive source of energy in Kuwait.

It is very likely that human being is contributing to the process of global warming. Industrial activities such as cement production are among the largest sources of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, there are ongoing efforts to reduce the CO2 emissions attributed to the cement production. In order to be able to systematically identify, classify, and evaluate the most effective, applicable, and feasible CO2 improvement measures, it is essential to have an assessment framework, which has an environmental management perspective. Such a framework should be able to cover the widest range of potential CO2 improvement measures, therefore it has to have a wide system perspective and consider all material, and energy flows within the industry as useful resources. The first part of this thesis uses the concepts of Industrial Ecology and Industrial Symbiosis as the supporting theoretical concepts for developing such assessment framework. The framework has semi-qualitative approach for assessing different measures and is developed in two parts: (1) generic and (2) site-specific assessment. The first part considers general aspects of the measures such as level of Industrial Symbiosis (i.e. complexity of business approach), the potential of each measure for reducing CO2 emissions, and their technological maturity. The second part assesses the feasibility of the measures regarding the conditions of a specific cement producing system. Aspects such as organizational applicability, technical and infrastructural applicability, and the existing level of implementation of each measure are considered. In the second part of this thesis, the developed framework is applied on a selected cement production system which is a cluster composed of three cement plants in Germany (owned by CEMEX) referred to as the Cluster West. The result of the assessment provides insights about the state-of-the-art of CO2 improvement measures in cement industry in general and also demonstrates which of these measures are most (or least) suited for development in the Cluster West. The production system of the Cluster West has effectively applied CO2 improvement measures in areas such as producing blended cement products, using alternative fuels (and renewable fuels) for clinker production. In addition, its clinker production (the Kollenbach plant that is part of the Cluster West) has relatively good energy efficiency. According to the results of the assessment, CO2 improvement measures such as co-generation (producing electricity from excess heat of the plant), using renewable fuels, using alternative materials for clinker production, and increasing the usage of alternative fuels are among the most applicable choices for further implementation. / In relation with LIU-CEMEX Indsutrial Ecology project (2011)

This research studies the relationships in Electric Energy Consumption, Carbon Dioxide Emission and Theil Index in Brazil. The period of analysis includes annual data from 1980 to 2011 in a total of 31 observations. The series presented order of integration equal one with the presence of cointegration thus to measure these influences we used a vector error correction model (VEC). By Function Impulse Response (FIR) and Variance Decomposition Analysis (ADV) we observed how each variable behaves to an abrupt change. To analyze the behavior of variables, methods of vector autoregressive (VAR) and residues control charts were used. The VAR modeling revealed that there is a significant interrelationship among the variables under study, thus showing that there is a short-term relationship between these variables. As for the residues control chart to individual measures, a problem in the original variables was avoided tha were the the autocorrelation, and showed that all variables had a period of instability and also enabled the identification of this period. The emission of carbon dioxide and Theil Index are determining factors in the explanation of environmental impacts as well as the development of the country. The variance decomposition indicates that the carbon dioxide emission is primarily responsible for mainly caused damage to the environment. / Esta pesquisa estudou as relações existentes no Consumo de Energia Elétrica, Emissão de Dióxido de Carbono e Índice de Theil no Brasil. O período de análise se refere a dados anuais de 1980 a 2011 perfazendo um total de 31 observações do Brasil. As séries apresentaram ordem de integração igual a um com a presença de cointegração, assim, para mensurar essas influências foi utilizado um modelo de Vetor de Correção de Erros (VEC). Por meio da Função Impulso Resposta (FIR) e Análise de Decomposição da Variância (ADV) foi possível verificar como cada variável se comporta a uma mudança abrupta. Para analisar o comportamento das variáveis, foram utilizadas as metodologias de vetores auto regressivos (VAR) e gráficos de controle de resíduos. Já a modelagem VAR revelou que há um inter-relacionamento significativo entre as variáveis em estudo, mostrando assim que há uma relação de curto prazo entre estas variáveis. Quanto aos gráficos de controle de medidas individuais aos resíduos, contornou-se um problema presente nas variáveis originais que era o de autocorrelação, e mostrou-se que todas as variáveis apresentaram um período de instabilidade o que também possibilitou a identificação deste período. A Emissão de Dióxido de Carbono e o Índice de Theil são fatores determinantes na explicação dos impactos ambientais, assim como no desenvolvimento do país. A decomposição da variância indica que a Emissão de Dióxido de Carbono é o principal responsável pelos danos causados principalmente ao meio ambiente.