Porto Itapoá Leads Carbon Neutrality Initiative in Brazilian Ports

Porto Itapoá is launching the Carbon Neutralization Project, a groundbreaking initiative in partnership with the Ambipar Group, to offset clients’ carbon emissions. This move positions Porto Itapoá as the first port in Brazil to integrate carbon credits into its operations.

Starting in 2024, the project enables terminal clients to purchase carbon credits to offset their operational emissions, as explained by Sergni Pessoa Rosa Jr., Director of Operations, Technology, and Environment at Porto Itapoá. “These credits, originating from forest conservation or reforestation, are certified by Ambipar,” he clarified.

Embracing pioneering steps in the carbon credit market, Porto Itapoá introduces a new possibility expected to impact the entire logistics chain.

New Energy Policy

In 2023, Porto Itapoá revamped its energy procurement policy within the national system, committing to consume only renewable energy in new contracts. The transaction is certified by I-REC(e), a global strategy for tracking renewable energy attribute information designed to facilitate reliable accounting of the attributes assigned to the consumer.

Pilot Project

Porto Itapoá is also advancing a solar energy capture project, with panels installed for a specific study on sunlight incidence in Itapoá. The Terminal Director emphasized, “The available data today concerns the region in which we are located, so we need to understand better the specificities of this energy source in our municipality.”

“These data will serve as a foundation for future projects, not only for Porto Itapoá but for all entrepreneurs in the city,” Rosa Jr. concluded.

Gold Seal

In 2023, the port earned the Gold Seal from the GHG Protocol for the second time, a program implemented in Brazil by the Center for Sustainability Studies at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGVces) in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment. Additionally, Porto Itapoá invested over R$ 25 million in new autonomous RTGs, set to become the first terminal in South America to operate them, consuming up to three times less fuel than conventional models.

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