Proposta de Um Modelo de Geração de Valor para as Empresas Distribuidoras de Gás Natural Canalizado em Uma Economia de Baixo Carbono

Abstract

The fossil fuels are considered to hold the main responsibility for the high level of greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, businesses related to fossil fuels seem at the first glance incompatible with a low carbon economy. This view assumes a homogenization of fossil fuels, however, natural gas is much less polluting than oil and coal. Besides, Brazil has a privileged position regardind natural gas supply due to the recent discoveries in the pre-salt. In this study we consider natural gas as an input of convergence between Brazilian energy supply and sustainable economic growth. Thus, natural gas could become an energy source suitable for the Brazilian transition into a low carbon economy. In this study we propose a model that allows managers of Brazilian piped natural gas distribution companies to run the business in a low carbon economy environment in a sustainable way while generating value for shareholders. The model emphasizes the risks to be faced and the opportunities to be exploited by natural gas distribution business in a low carbon environment. It is based on the pillars of leadership, communication, innovation, metrics and measurement of results aimed at sustainability, relying on a system of corporate governance committed to managing the business in a less carbon intensive economy. The adoption of the model should contribute to the commitment of management in a low carbon economic context, allowing managers in dealing with risks and overcoming the challenges of environmental sustainability. At the same time, mangers would fulfill the demands of the stakeholders related to environment and generating value for shareholders. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]