Title:	RenovaCalc: calculation of carbon intensities under Brazil’s National Biofuel Policy.
Authors:	PEREIRA, L. G. CHAGAS, M. F. MATSUURA, M. I. da S. F. SEABRA, J. E. A. RAMOS, N. P. SCACHETTI, M. T. PICOLI, J. F. MOREIRA, M. M. R. NOVAES, R. M. L. BONOMI, A. M. CAVALETT, O. PIGHINELLI, A. L. M. T. MORANDI, M. A. B.
Affiliation:	LUCAS G. PEREIRA; MATEUS F. CHAGAS, CENTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA EM ENERGIA E MATERIAIS; MARILIA IEDA DA SILVEIRA FOLEGATTI MATSUURA, CNPMA; JOAQUIM E. A. SEABRA, UNIVERSIDASE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS; NILZA PATRICIA RAMOS, CNPMA; MICHELLE T. SCACHETTI, CENTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA EM ENERGIA E MATERIAIS; JULIANA F. PICOLI, CENTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA EM ENERGIA E MATERIAIS; MARCELO M. R. MOREIRA, AGROICONE; RENAN MILAGRES LAGE NOVAES, CNPMA; ANTONIO M. BONOMI, CENTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA EM ENERGIA E MATERIAIS; OTÁVIO CAVALETT, SCS GLOBAL SERVICES; ANNA LETICIA MONTENEGRO TURTELLI PIGHINELLI, CNPMA; MARCELO AUGUSTO BOECHAT MORANDI, ARIN.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	Sustainability, v.17, n.23, article 10442, 2025.
Description:	Abstract: In 2017, Brazil launched its National Biofuel Policy (RenovaBio) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation matrix, aligned with the National Determined Contribution commitments under the Paris Agreement. The authors of this Technical Note formed a working group that structured the methodological framework for RenovaCalc, the computational tool used by producers to quantify the carbon intensity of biofuels certified under RenovaBio. The framework is based on the Life Cycle Assessment approach, in accordance with internationally recognized standards and bioenergy policy guidelines. For the 2025 cycle, 331 production units (75% of Brazil’s total) had their biofuels under certification obtained using RenovaCalc, which is currently available for biodiesel, ethanol, biomethane, and sustainable aviation fuel produced from numerous feedstocks. The calculator is widely adopted and possibly the most important life cycle tool in Brazil.
Thesagro:	Biocombustível Efeito Estufa Políticas Públicas Carbono Análise Quantitativa
NAL Thesaurus:	Biofuels Life cycle assessment Life cycle impact assessment Greenhouse gas emissions
Keywords:	Política Nacional de Biocombustíveis
ISSN:	2071-1050
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/su172310442
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPMA)