Comunicação, Indicadores e Modelos de Mensuração da Sustentabilidade
Autores
Nome
1 - cleiton franco Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso - Campus de Tangará da Serra
Responsável pela submissão
2 - Adriano Marcos Rodrigues Figueiredo Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - ESAN Escola de Administração e Negócios
3 - Mauricio Vieira Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso UNEMAT - Campus Universitário de Tangará da Serra - Ciências Contábeis
4 - Natalie Cristy Guzatti - Unemat- Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
5 - Roberto Weber da Silva UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO MATO GROSSO - Ciências Contábeis
Reumo
Mato Grosso will be the first state to use the ABNT PR 2060 technical standard to
demonstrate carbon neutrality. Launched during the 27th United Nations Climate Change
Conference, COP27, in Egypt, the new standard will support the Carbon Neutral MT Program,
which plans measures to neutralize carbon emissions by 2035. An initiative by the state of Mato
Grosso to reduce the carbon footprint was the creation of the Carbon Neutral MT program.
Established by Decree 1,160/2021, the program aims to strengthen actions that contribute to
sustainable development.
In light of the initiatives proposed within the state, Mato Grosso stands out in the field
of research related to the carbon market. The question arises: what is the contribution of soybean
and corn crops in terms of carbon footprint in Mato Grosso?
Quantifying the carbon footprint of agricultural production can help identify options for
mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Using agricultural research data from
eastern China, the carbon footprints of three major grain crops (rice, wheat, and corn) were
assessed by quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from individual inputs and agricultural
operations using a comprehensive life cycle assessment methodology.
The empirical strategy is based on the calculation model used by Cheng et al
(2011). Data collection was performed by gathering information from IBGE (2023) for
soybean and corn production, planted area, and average yield per hectare in the state of Mato
Grosso, considering the period from 2004 to 2016. Subsequently, for the period from 2017 to
2022, information from the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (IMEA) was used.
For the calculation of the PCA factor, the average values of active pesticide
ingredients in kg/ha from 2019 to 2022 for the state of Mato on data Indea.
When
analyzing the results of the annual CF, a reduction in carbon intensity values per quantity
produced to 0.21980 in hectares is observed. When comparing the results obtained by Cheng et
al. (2011), the average production intensity for the period from 1993 to 2007 was 0.110 tonC/ton
while the average in the state of Mato Grosso for the soybean crop, for the period from 2004 to
2022, was 0.21980 tonC/ton
The work presented here can provide positive conclusions regarding the development
of studies that can be applied to reduce the carbon footprint in the state of Mato Grosso.
Comparing the results obtained by Cheng et al. (2011) to the present study, the carbon intensity
for Mato Grosso from 2004 to 2022 averaged 0.21980 tons of carbon per ton of production,
whereas Cheng et al.'s (2011) average for the period 1993 to 2007 was 0.110 tons of carbon per
ton.
Cheng, K., Pan, G., Smith, P., Luo, T., Li, L., Zheng, J., ... & Yan, M. (2011). Carbon
footprint of China's crop production—An estimation using agro-statistics data over 1993–
2007. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 142(3-4), 231-237.<
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