Freitas, Luciano Charlita de; Kaneko, Shinji - In: Ecological Economics 70 (2011) 8, pp. 1459-1469
energy consumption in Brazil from 2004 to 2009. This decoupling was highlighted when economic activity and CO2 emissions … moved in opposite directions in 2009. More generally, we observe several periods of relative decoupling in Brazil, but not … determinant of emissions reduction in Brazil between 2004 and 2009. Modifications in the economy structure are also associated to …