Fuel Switching Project in the Brazilian Caatinga biome, Ceará (Assunção Ceramic)

Description: The Assunção ceramic facility is located in Aquiraz, a town in Ceará state, northeast Brazil. To be more sustainable, Assunção ceramic facility ceased the use of Caatinga wood and now feeds its kilns with renewable biomass, such as wood from sustainable management areas, cashew nuts, coconut and residues from cashew trees. This activity contributes to a carbon neutral cycle and also decreased the environmental impact of its industrial process.

Project Type:	Fuel Substitution
Location:	Aquiraz, Ceará state, Brazil
Quantity:	568,050 tonnes CO₂e total
Accounting period:	10 years
Operator:	Sustainable Carbon
Standard:	SOCIALCARBON + VCS
Supported by:	Climate Action (China) Sustainable Carbon (Brazil)
Entry created:	2nd March 2010
Last updated:	22nd July 2010

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