RenovaBio: understand the National Biofuel Policy and its relationship with ESG
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:51 am
Sustainability represents an important milestone in building a society that is more committed to the impacts it causes to the planet. One example of sustainable practices adopted globally is the use of renewable energy, such as biofuels. As the name suggests, this is a type of fuel of biological or natural origin that acts as a source of clean energy through the burning of biomass and derivatives, such as ethanol, biodiesel, biogas, vegetable oil, among others.
Considered an alternative to reduce the burning of fossil fuels and the consequent emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) – the main cause of global warming –, biofuels are generally produced from agricultural production and offer benefits such as lower pollution levels and ease of cultivation, in addition to economic advantages, which occur both through product exports and through the movement of the production chain and the sectors involved.
According to data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural vietnam mobile database Gas and Biofuels (ANP) from 2019, approximately 45% of the energy and 18% of the fuels consumed in Brazil are renewable. In addition to the environmental impact, in 2020, the renewable energy sector was responsible for employing 12 million people and the expectation is that, by 2050, the segment will reach the mark of 43 million jobs.
Given the importance of the sector for the country's development, in 2017, through Law 13,576 , the National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio) was established, with the purpose of increasing the production of biofuels in Brazil and contributing to the achievement of the GHG emissions reduction targets assumed by the country in the Paris Agreement. Among the main targets, which must be achieved by 2030, are a 43% reduction in pollutant gas emissions, 45% participation of renewable energy and 18% of bioenergy in the Brazilian energy matrix.
How RenovaBio works
According to the ANP, RenovaBio is responsible for establishing national targets, defined for a period of 10 years, for the decarbonization of the sector. The targets were defined by CNPE Resolution No. 15 , of 2019, and will be annually broken down into individual mandatory targets for fuel distributors, according to their shares in the fossil fuel market.
Considered an alternative to reduce the burning of fossil fuels and the consequent emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) – the main cause of global warming –, biofuels are generally produced from agricultural production and offer benefits such as lower pollution levels and ease of cultivation, in addition to economic advantages, which occur both through product exports and through the movement of the production chain and the sectors involved.
According to data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural vietnam mobile database Gas and Biofuels (ANP) from 2019, approximately 45% of the energy and 18% of the fuels consumed in Brazil are renewable. In addition to the environmental impact, in 2020, the renewable energy sector was responsible for employing 12 million people and the expectation is that, by 2050, the segment will reach the mark of 43 million jobs.
Given the importance of the sector for the country's development, in 2017, through Law 13,576 , the National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio) was established, with the purpose of increasing the production of biofuels in Brazil and contributing to the achievement of the GHG emissions reduction targets assumed by the country in the Paris Agreement. Among the main targets, which must be achieved by 2030, are a 43% reduction in pollutant gas emissions, 45% participation of renewable energy and 18% of bioenergy in the Brazilian energy matrix.
How RenovaBio works
According to the ANP, RenovaBio is responsible for establishing national targets, defined for a period of 10 years, for the decarbonization of the sector. The targets were defined by CNPE Resolution No. 15 , of 2019, and will be annually broken down into individual mandatory targets for fuel distributors, according to their shares in the fossil fuel market.