According to one report from IEA (International Energy Agency, its acronym in English), the use of solar energy can reduce the CO2 emissions in the world in 6 billion tons by 2050. In absolute terms, this would be equivalent to taking all combustion cars on Earth out of circulation for a year.
However, achieving a cleaner atmosphere like this would only become a reality in the future with the expanding the use of solar panels, in addition to increasing the generation capacity of photovoltaic plants, according to the Agency.
Túlio Fonseca, CEO of Energy Brasil, a Brazilian solar energy franchisor, comments that benefits of using technology they go beyond reducing carbon dioxide and reducing the monthly value of the electricity bill.
According to him, if the user also has a electric car, you can use the plates for your supply. “With the electric car, people can definitely get rid of gas stations. In a country where gasoline prices are one of the most expensive in the world, it is a great opportunity”, explains the executive.
Still according to the IEA, the Brazil is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases on the planet. In 2021, the country was responsible for releasing more than 2 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, behind only China, the United States, India and Russia.
A study in the scientific journal Nature Energy showed that installing solar energy in buildings helps reduce CO2 emissions by up to 19%, and can even improve air quality in cities.
A solar energy still remains the best energy source in the world in terms of sustainability, according to the DOE (United States Department of Energy), as it emits 98% less CO2 than energy from fossil fuels.
No Brazil, solar energy avoided more than 35,6 million tons of CO2 since 2012, according to data from ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy). Recently, the country was considered the eighth world power in solar energy production, ahead of world powers such as Spain, Great Britain, France and South Korea.
