Currently, 21 platforms that produce oil in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin and are operated by Petrobras use Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage technology.
Brazil managed to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions in forested areas by 1.28 billion tons from August 2017 to July 2018—down 60 percent in the volume released in forest activities.
Brazil met its voluntary target for the reduction of carbon dioxide gas emissions—the main cause of the greenhouse effect—in the Amazon and the Cerrado ahead of its 2020 deadline. The announcement was made Thursday (Aug.