O debate sobre a degradação do meio ambiente e a inserção do carro elétrico no mercado: um estudo de caso do Brasil no pós-protocolo de Quioto

Abstract

Concern about the environment and the future of all humanity has become a common concern of all countries, materialized in global and national efforts to mitigate environmental degradation. Numerous conferences, reports, studies etc. highlighted the urgency of dealing with this problem and proposals to promote environmental sustainability emerged. Among these proposals, the adhesion to the electric car stands out, whose technology contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases. Based on this context, this work analyzes the insertion of the electric car in society and its contributions to sustainable development. Methodologically, the research is qualitative, based on a literature review and a case study on the insertion of the electric car in Brazil after the Kyoto Protocol. The Brazilian case shows that the country's participation in international environmental conferences, as well as the adoption of domestic initiatives in favor of sustainability, did not increase adherence to the electric car. In this way, Brazil is against what the most sustainable countries, notably European, are doing in terms of environmental preservation, in view of the increase in incentives for the production and use of electric cars. Finally, it is concluded that Brazil must rethink environmental policies to incorporate greater incentives for the use of electric cars.