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Project Information
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Stage
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idea
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Sector
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idea
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Geographical Focus
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Brazil
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Location
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City: Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais
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Description of Project
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U.S. EPA met with municipal officials and collected site data to evaluate the technical feasibility and the insitutional and political framework of capturing and using methane gas at the Vale do Aco Landfill.
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Instrumental Organizations
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Texas Transportation Institute, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Emissions reductions:
(MTCO2E)
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470,000 (assumes reductions from flaring and electricity generation for period 2012-2021)
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Results and Outcomes
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