Production of Sustainable, Renewable Biomass-based Charcoal for the Iron and steel Industry in Brazil

To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the iron and steel sector in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais, by (i) developing and demonstrating enhanced, clean conversion technologies for renewable, biomass-based charcoal production, and (ii) implementin
Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
Topics
Mercury emissions
Countries
Managing organisations
Ministerio do Meio Ambiente
Implementing organisations
UNDP
Project ID
4718
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$36.800.000
GEF project grant
$7.150.000
Minamata PoolParty Tags
Mercury emissions