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• TITLE: Quali-Quantitative Analysis of Brazilian Environmental Licensing of Hydropower Plants

  AUTHORS: Fabio Giusti Azevedo de Britto, José Paulo Soares de Azevedo, Cynara Alets Sthuasth Souza de Melo França, Rodrigo Cunha Wanick, Leandro Andrei Beser de Deus, Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de Freitas

  KEYWORDS: Expansion of Renewable Energy, Environmental Licensing, Hydropower Plants, Energy

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Geosciences, Vol.6 No.7, July 24, 2015

  ABSTRACT: The use of the extraordinary hydroelectric potential of the Amazon Basin originated an increase in the offer of renewable energy in Brazil, which, in its turn, leads to conflicts and a lack of consensus among different players owing to the potential negative impacts related to the construction and operation of large hydroelectric power plants in relatively well preserved areas. In this context, environmental licensing is one of the national environmental policy’s main instruments for making decisions regarding the use of the hydroelectric potential, especially the rivers of the Amazon Basin. Nevertheless, this significant instrument has its limitations and requires adjustments in order to better aid the decision making process regarding the use of water resources and land with the goal of increasing the offer of electric energy.