On the path to sustainability

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Partial view of Praça da Paz, on the Barão Geraldo campus

Even before the term sustainability was incorporated into the general repertoire, Unicamp was already showing concern about the topic. Dating from 2003, for example, the resolution that created the University's Waste Management Group, made up of professionals who had been working punctually, several years before, in different units and bodies, to ensure the adequate disposal of both urban waste and hazardous waste generated in the institution. Over time, the commitment to adopting actions and programs in this area gained in scope, until it was consolidated in September 2015, with the creation of the Sustainable University Management Group (GGUS), whose role is to plan, develop, make viable and manage initiatives aimed at building a sustainable University from a socio-environmental point of view.

Since the entry into operation of GGUS, Unicamp has made important progress towards this objective, as highlighted by the University's general coordinator, professor Alvaro Crósta. “We are following the path of environmental sustainability with great determination. We still have a good road ahead, but it is important to highlight that we have already achieved very important achievements in different sectors of the University”, says the director. One of these advances was the search for the regulation of Environmental Licensing for the Barão Geraldo campus, together with the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (Cetesb).

The measure directly benefited units and bodies that, due to legislation, need an environmental license, such as Hospital de Clínicas (HC), Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti (Caism), Center for Diagnosis of Diseases of the Digestive System (Gastrocentro), Unicamp Hematology and Hemotherapy Center (Hemocentro), Community Health Center (Cecom), Faculty of Medical Sciences (Research Laboratories in Disease) and Institute of Biology (Disease Research Laboratories).

The lack of documentation, recalls the executive coordinator of GGUS, Juliano HD Finelli, was causing problems for some sectors. “The Blood Center, for example, had federal resources withheld until the situation was regularized,” he explains. The associate coordinator of the Blood Center, Sara Terezinha Olalla Saad, confirms the episode, which also affected partner institutions. “As the Hemocentro was participating in a collaborative project, the resources provided for in the notice were not released to any of the participants until we regularized our situation”, she reports.

Professor Sara Teresinha Olalla Saad, from Hemocentro

According to Professor Sara, the support from GGUS was essential for the Blood Center to advance in relation to various procedures and, consequently, obtain environmental licensing. “One point that deserves to be highlighted was the progress we made in relation to the management of chemical, radioactive and biological waste, work that we had started 15 years ago. In addition, we have also improved our actions in relation to fire prevention and are expanding our facilities, taking into account aspects such as the level of sunlight and wind incidence, in order to reduce electricity consumption and provide greater thermal comfort to professionals and users. of the Hemocentro”, lists the teacher.

Engineer Ronald Giarola, from GGUS, explains that Unicamp initially filed a request for a Preliminary License (LP) with Cetesb, in October 2014, which was granted. Subsequently, a request for an Installation License (LI) was submitted to the company, which is currently under analysis. Soon, the units and bodies involved will begin preparing the necessary documents to compose the next stage - obtaining an Operating License (LO) -, which corresponds to the last phase of the environmental licensing process. “To obtain this document, Unicamp will have to comply with new requirements and have units and bodies inspected by Cetesb, without prior notice”, he details.

Another point that experienced significant evolution at the University was the process that involves cutting down trees on campuses. Procedures were adopted to preserve species as much as possible, especially native ones. “There are situations in which we change the project to preserve a tree”, informs civil engineer Patrícia Ferrari Schedenffeldt, responsible for the Projects and Works Coordination (CPO) at Unicamp. It turns out that this is not always possible.

When the cut is inevitable, continues Patrícia, a process is opened, in which the Environmental Division (DMA) of the University City Hall and the GGUS participate. These bodies respectively take care of identifying the species and requesting a license for removal from Cetesb. “In this case, an Environmental Recovery Commitment Term (TCRA) is issued, through which the University undertakes to make compensation, planting a greater number of seedlings in another part of the campus”, informs Hosana de Barros, responsible for DMA. The proportion is normally as follows, varying slightly depending on the species: for each tree cut, 25 seedlings are planted.

Still in relation to cutting down trees, DMA also carries out work to remove invasive exotic species. The initiative, notes Jorge Luiz Florêncio, from GGUS, is part of the conservation of biodiversity on campus. “These species, including leucaena, are harmful because they compete for resources with the original native species”, explains Florêncio. Biological invasions are currently the second biggest cause of biodiversity loss in the world, behind only the destruction of habitats by human action.

Electricity

Unicamp is, due to its size and the complexity of its activities, a large consumer of electricity. Currently, the University’s “electricity bill” is around R$25 million per year. Faced with the need to expand energy conservation, the institution has adopted a series of measures with this objective. A practical action was the replacement, in June 2016, of 1.056 fluorescent lamps with LED ones in the Cesar Lattes Central Library (BC-CL). The equipment, much more economical than conventional equipment, was donated by a group of Chinese investors.

Regiane Alcantara Eliel, coordinator of BC-CL, considers that changing light bulbs not only contributed to reducing the agency's electricity consumption, but also provided more comfort to servers and users. “I carried out an informal consultation with employees and everyone approved the change”, she points out. In parallel with this initiative, the University has also used the knowledge generated at the institution itself to advance in relation to the conservation of electrical energy, as highlighted by Juliano Finelli, executive coordinator of GGUS.

Central Library replaced conventional light bulbs with LED ones

Professor José Tomaz Vieira Pereira, researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Energy Planning (Nipe) and coordinator of the Technical Chamber of Energy Management (CTGE), one of the seven that make up the GGUS, notes that energy conservation depends on two conditions in particular: use of technology and change of habits. “We must all be responsible managers in this area”, he argues.

According to the professor's calculations, the air conditioning units spread across the Barão Geraldo campus account for 40% of the University's energy consumption, while lighting is responsible for another 20%. How to reduce this consumption? The CTGE coordinator considers that one of the ways is to develop an energy education program that includes, among other measures, the creation of internal energy conservation committees in Unicamp units and bodies. “A positive aspect of this initiative is that it has practically no costs,” he says.

The idea, in this case, is to transmit concepts and information that lead to the adoption of habits that contribute to reducing energy consumption, such as turning off the lights and turning off the air conditioning at the end of the working day. “To this type of initiative we can add the use of technology. Currently, cheap sensors are available on the market and can be installed in each room or air conditioning system. These devices provide online consumption data to the manager”, he details.

These and other actions are being discussed at CTGE, so that they can later be presented to Unicamp's Senior Management. “For now, some units and bodies have adopted isolated measures to promote the conservation of electrical energy”, observes the professor. Still in relation to this topic, professor Sebastião de Amorim, from the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing (IMECC), is preparing a study to locate, characterize and eliminate avoidable losses of electrical energy on the Barão Geraldo campus. According to the professor, recent experiences in companies and homes indicate that it is possible to reduce electricity consumption by between 10% and 30% through these measures, without compromising people's productivity or comfort level.

Professor Sebastião de Amorim

In a preliminary assessment of the campus, Professor Amorim and his team identified some situations that prove the existence of electrical energy waste. “We check for bad consumption habits, such as closed classrooms, but with all the light bulbs on. We also identified the existence of inadequate installations and obsolete equipment. Another important aspect is the absence of intelligent automatic control systems, which allow, for example, lamps to be turned off when the day is still bright [external spaces] or when there are no people present in the environment [internal spaces]”, he states.

The main problem for developing a more effective program for rationalizing electricity consumption at Unicamp, according to Professor Amorim, is the presence of only one meter, which records the total consumption of the Barão Geraldo campus. “The lack of sectoral meters compromises the diagnosis of critical areas and the location of possible loss points”, he points out.

The solution to this problem, adds the professor, is to install a metrological network on campus that allows consumption to be recorded by sectors. “We listed 274 independent electricity consumption centers and inspected the locations of possible installation of independent metrological equipment. As the physical connection between the devices would represent a prohibitive investment, our proposal is that this connection be made using radio frequency, which has a much lower cost”, suggests Professor Amorim. He and his team are now working on formulating a project. The idea is to implement a pilot project in the Basic Cycle, to then extrapolate the experience to the rest of the University.

Water

In addition to electricity, water consumption has also received attention from the University. The experience in relation to the rational use of this resource dates back to 1999, when Unicamp established the Pró-Água Program, created and coordinated by professor Marina Sangoi de Oliveira Ilha, director of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism (FEC), which carried out actions to raise awareness and combat waste and losses. The initiative was so successful that, currently, the institution's consumption level, at 55 thousand m³ per month, is significantly lower than that of 15 years ago, which was 90 thousand m³ per month, despite its physical structure having recorded growth of approximately 40% in the period.

In February 2015, due to the water crisis that affected the State of São Paulo, the University increased initiatives to encourage rational water consumption by launching its Contingency Plan, which is guided by three vectors: awareness, rationalization and prevention. “After two years, it is possible to say that the plan provided numerous gains for Unicamp, not only in the financial sphere”, analyzes professor Orlando Fontes Lima Júnior, advisor to the General Coordination of the University (CGU).

In the last two years, says the professor, information campaigns aimed at the university community have been carried out, which included, among other measures, the distribution of explanatory leaflets and the adhesiveness of crockery and sanitary metals. “We also promoted a series of seminars and workshops, in which experts from the University and other institutions, including foreign ones, discussed the problem of water scarcity”, adds Maria Gineusa de Medeiros e Souza, executive secretary of the Technical Chamber of Environmental Education of the GGUS.

According to her, the activities carried out during the editions of Environment Week, such as exhibitions, debates, workshops, etc., also contributed to enlightening the internal community. For 2017, says Gineusa, the proposal is to develop these activities throughout the year, and not just in one week. “We understand that, in this way, we will reinforce the idea that commitment to the environment should not be expressed or exercised only in one period, but in our daily lives”, she says.

An important measure adopted after the establishment of the Contingency Plan, points out Demércios Bueno Baú, from the Systems Division of the University City Hall, was the installation of aerators in the taps on the Barão Geraldo campus (3.850 units). The initiative reduced water consumption, without compromising people's comfort. “We will also invest in the purchase of modern toilets, which consume only six liters of water with each flush, compared to 25 liters for older models”, points out Baú.

The university vice-prefect, Moacyr Trindade de Oliveira Andrade, also highlights the work carried out by the body to reduce water losses, such as the leak detection operation and the execution of maintenance services in the University buildings. “The combination of all these efforts, it is worth remembering, is not only important for Unicamp. It is also relevant for society, since, by saving water, we are making a greater volume of this resource available for consumption by the population”, analyzes the deputy mayor of Universitário.

Along these lines, Unicamp hired a company to carry out a hydrogeological survey in the Expansion Area, adjacent to the Barão Geraldo campus, acquired by the University in March 2014. The objective is to identify the feasibility of drilling new artesian wells at the site, so as to to meet the institution's needs over the next few years, given the prospect of growth in its activities and facilities.

Genesis

As mentioned at the beginning of this text, Unicamp's concern with issues relating to socio-environmental sustainability is not new. The first initiatives in this area date back to the 1990s, with specific work carried out by technical-administrative employees and teachers, notably in relation to waste management. In the early 2000s, isolated measures gained an institutional character, following a notice in the area of ​​infrastructure launched by the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (Fapesp), which provided for the release of resources destined for the treatment of chemical waste. , as recalled by Professor Fernando Coelho, professor at the Institute of Chemistry (IQ) and advisor to the Dean of Research (PRP).

At the time, some professors who were already involved with the topic approached the then general coordinator of the University, Professor Fernando Galembeck, to discuss the formulation of a waste management program. “A Working Group was formed, made up of experts from different areas, to propose to Unicamp a management policy focused on what we classified at the time as 'hazardous waste'”, reports professor Fernando Coelho.

The challenge, at the time, was to find cheap solutions for the waste identification, removal and treatment processes. “As for chemical products, the option was incineration, while biological products began to be removed by a contracted company. The amount reached more or less 50 tons, which eliminated all of the University's liabilities between 2006 and 2007”, says the professor. This work, highlights Professor Edson Tomaz, coordinator of the Technical Chamber of Waste Management (CTGR), created the foundations for the institution's current waste management program.

At Unicamp, waste management is a strategic issue

Currently, according to Tomaz, who also participated in the first actions in this area, the University's management model is very good. “In the beginning, there were few references to actions by public institutions related to this topic. Nowadays the situation is very different. For Unicamp, waste management policy is a strategic issue. Proof of this is that it is linked to Senior Management. We have a highly prepared GGUS technical team, which is capable of meeting all of the University's demands. We also have the Waste Management Technical Chamber that responds to tactical issues and is also responsible for making all the gear work”, analyzes Professor Tomaz.

The operationalization of actions in the units and bodies is coordinated by facilitators, a group of technical professionals appointed by the management of these bodies, to serve as a link with the GGUS. These facilitators, adds doctor in chemistry Regina Célia da Costa Mesquita Micaroni, an employee at GGUS, guarantee the capillarity of the initiatives. “This structure has made everything work very positively. So much so, that our work has served as a reference for other institutions”, she informs.

The Executive Coordinator of GGUS, Juliano Finelli, highlights that within this program, the construction of a Transshipment was planned to centralize the storage of waste from the entire Unicamp, already packaged and with a defined destination. The architectural design of the Transbordo buildings was prepared by the Project Coordination (CPROJ) of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism (FEC) and envisages a built area of ​​around 1.250m². At this location, the waste will only remain stored for the time necessary to complete a load and proceed to its final destination.

In the case of radioactive waste with a short half-life, storage will occur until it reaches the limit established by standards for its definitive disposal, and all waste will be accompanied by a strict identification and registration system, allowing full traceability. Due to the specificities of the waste, three subunits will be built: one specialized in Biological Waste, one in Chemical and a third in Radioactive. A laboratory will also be implemented to develop new treatment techniques, positively impacting the final cost and all aspects of university life.

GGUS

With the creation of GGUS, Unicamp assumed sustainability as a principle, commitment and practice. The body incorporated some previously existing activities and instituted others. The GGUS has as bodies for planning and defining political guidelines the Sustainable University Guidance Council (COUS) and seven Technical Chambers - Technical Chamber for Energy Management (CTGE); Technical Chamber for Air Quality Management (CTGQA), Technical Chamber for Water Resources Management (CTGRH), Technical Chamber for Fauna and Flora Management (CTGRN), Technical Chamber for Urban Environment Management (CTGAU), Technical Chamber for Management of Waste (CTGR) and Technical Chamber of Environmental Education (CTEA).

All standards, political guidelines and technical procedures for socio-environmental sustainability proposed by the body are subsequently submitted to COUS, for final approval. “GGUS provided a leap forward in Unicamp’s activities, by starting to deal with sustainability in a transversal and multidisciplinary way”, considers the general coordinator of the University, professor Alvaro Crósta, who is also responsible for the presidency of COUS, an instance made up of representatives of university community.

According to him, the institution's commitment was made not only internally, but also externally. Crósta recalls that Unicamp has been a signatory, since April 2015, of the “Sustainable Campus Charter”, formulated by the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN). The institution, which brings together some of the best universities in the world, understands that teaching and research institutions play a unique role in the development of technologies, strategies, citizens and leaders necessary for a more sustainable future. In Brazil, in addition to Unicamp, only USP and UFRJ are part of the ISCN.

One of the goals of the actions is to guarantee the quality of life on campus

One of the ideas that underlies the actions defended by ISCN, according to the general coordinator of Unicamp, is the use of teaching, research and extension activities in sustainability management. “This is what we classify as living laboratories, that is, using the University’s knowledge, resources and skills in favor of building a sustainable world, with the University’s campuses as a starting point”, explains Crósta.

The direct result of this vision is the elaboration of the socio-environmental diagnosis of the University's campuses, whose data will serve as input for the formulation of Unicamp's Master Plan. The objective of the initiative is to formulate proposals that increase the quality of life and well-being of the university community. The work has been carried out by the GGUS Technical Chamber of Urban Environment (CTAU), which is coordinated by professor Emilia Rutkowski, from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urbanism (FEC).

According to the teacher, meetings have already been held on the Barão Geraldo, Piracicaba and Limeira campuses, to obtain information and suggestions from the community that contribute to the construction of the socio-environmental map. “Although participation was lower than expected, the results of the meetings were very interesting. At the meetings, participants (teachers, staff and students) were able to point out what they consider positive and negative points related to the campuses. Thus, they suggest indications of places considered deserted and/or dangerous, but also spaces considered pleasant”, says professor Emília.

In relation to the University's surroundings, the professor continues, some people pointed out difficulties in accessing the campuses. “All these issues are being analyzed and will be included in the map, which in turn will serve as a planning and management tool for Unicamp. The ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life of the university community, taking into account the problems and solutions highlighted by the community itself”, he says. As methodologies to make this diagnosis, CTAU is using Social Cartography and Green Maps.

Alvaro Crósta, general coordinator of Unicamp

The information provided by the socio-environmental map, according to the University's general coordinator, will be added to many others for the construction of what Unicamp called the Participatory Master Plan, which already has a methodological proposal. Alvaro Crósta points out that the University's purpose is to involve the university community in discussions about the document, which will serve to guide, among other aspects, issues such as the territorial occupation of campuses, including the Expansion Area, and mobility.

For two years, the Interdisciplinary Support Group for the preparation of the Master Plan for the Unicamp Headquarters Campus (GIS), composed of 15 professors and employees from the University, established the technical bases for formulating the document. One of the GIS initiatives was the holding, in November 2016, of the seminar entitled “Unicamp Participatory Master Plan: learning about the experiences of other universities”.

On the occasion, several experiences of building master plans in Brazilian universities were presented. Representatives from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF), University of São Paulo (USP/São Carlos) and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) participated in the meeting. “These and other initiatives aim to fulfill actions that are in line with what is advocated by the UN. We want to act locally, in order to create an ecologically sustainable campus, with less vehicle travel and more vegetation cover, among other aspects”, points out Alvaro Crósta. The general coordinator also notes that all actions being discussed or executed are also in accordance with Unicamp's Strategic Planning (Planes), valid for the period 2015/2020.

Environmental liability

Returning to the creation of GGUS, when the body was created, Unicamp had an important environmental liability. One of the remaining problems was the destination of the lubricating oil used in the electrical energy transformers present on the Barão Geraldo campus, especially at the Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute (IFGW), Semiconductor Components Center (CCS) and Hospital de Clínicas (HC). “In relation to the first two, the problem was resolved by replacing the equipment, which required investments of around R$800. At HC, the exchange of technology will also be provided, with the allocation of R$2,3 million for this purpose. The bidding is already underway”, informs the executive coordinator of GGUS, Juliano Finelli.

Another important liability was related to soil contamination by hydrocarbons in the HC area, caused by the leak of fuel used in the boiler of that hospital unit. “Unicamp arranged for the boiler to be replaced and began the soil decontamination process, which is ongoing. The University invested approximately R$900 in these soil decontamination measures and groundwater monitoring to be carried out for two years, and the demobilization and disposal of contaminated equipment”, says the executive coordinator of GGUS. Last but not least, Unicamp also took actions to resolve the issue of sewage discharge into the lake of the “Professor Hermógenes de Freitas Leitão Filho” Ecological Park. The issue was addressed jointly by GGUS and the University City Hall, which identified and are eliminating sewage discharge points next to rainwater networks.

University has adopted measures to eliminate environmental liabilities

Human dimension

A fundamental point of the actions and programs related to the construction of a sustainable university is the involvement of people with the commitments made. At Unicamp, this type of participation has been encouraged for many years, in a variety of ways. An action that has been important in this aspect is Environment Week. At its beginning, in the 2000s, the event was aimed especially at children attended by schools and daycare centers maintained by the institution.

From 2010 onwards, the Week gained momentum and started to involve other segments of the university community, in addition to establishing a partnership with the City of Campinas, which also holds a similar event. Thanks to this involvement and the contributions offered by different actors, a Letter of Intent was collectively drawn up, establishing goals to be achieved in 5, 10 and 15 years. The document was encapsulated, to be opened only in 2024. “In the letter, the university community recorded its expectations regarding Unicamp, which it hopes to see in the future”, reports Maria Gineusa de Medeiros e Souza, executive secretary of the Technical Chamber of Environmental Education of the GGUS.

One of the commitments present in the Letter of Intent is the revitalization of bus stops on the Barão Geraldo campus, an action that has already been initiated and which was included, in 2015, in the Citizenship Hazing activities, organized by students to welcome freshmen. Trote, register, has a strong commitment to environmental issues. The lectures, workshops, visits and debates promoted by students always touch on important topics, such as preservation of natural resources, waste recycling, conscious consumption, among others.

The commitment to building a sustainable university is also based on other manifestations, such as those of an artistic and cultural nature, always present in the Environment Week program. Throughout the editions of the event, activities such as Biodanza and Espaço Mandala were also carried out, the latter coordinated by professor Sandro Tonso (Faculty of Technology), in partnership with the Environment Division of the University City Hall. The action aims to revitalize Unicamp's medicinal plant garden.

Employee Sebastião Vital during activity at Jardim Sensorial

In the same vein, the Sensory Garden, a project led by employee Sebastião Martins Vital, known at the University as “poet gardener”, has served environmental education actions, notably for children attended by daycare centers maintained by Unicamp. “Plants affect us a lot because they have smell and taste. We have to experience these sensations”, explains the server, who was responsible for spreading the concepts of sustainability wherever he goes, always in a lyrical way.

Another example of involvement with sustainability issues comes from the Crisálida Portal (Socio-Environmental Crises. Labor Interdisciplinary Debate & Update), which was born from conversations between Unicamp professors, concerned about the course of socio-environmental crises. Established by decree signed in October 2015 by rector José Tadeu Jorge, Crisálida is a space dedicated to debate “about the threats that confront us, in particular the acceleration of climate change and the degradation of the biosphere”, as explained by professor Luiz Marques , from the History Department of the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH), one of the creators of the Portal.

According to him, Crisálida intends to dialogue with the general public and is open to contributions from all interested parties, whether inside or outside the University. Participation can only take place by reading publications or, what he classifies as ideal, by sending relevant content, proposals for topics for debate, book reviews, etc. “The idea is to stimulate information and debate. Crisálida is in its nascent stage and its success depends on the level of commitment from the internal and external community”, he ponders. The Portal can be accessed at this address.

Living Labs

The concept of Living Sustainability Laboratories, already mentioned in this article, can be understood more clearly through some projects developed at Unicamp. The main premise, according to the University's general coordinator, professor Alvaro Crósta, is to transform the institution's campuses into places where teaching and learning can take place in all its spaces, including the physical ones. The measure, notes the director, is defended by the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN), a network of sustainable universities, of which Unicamp has been part since 2015.

A topic that has been worked on within this perspective is the internet of things. The suggestion, explains professor Leandro Manera, from the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC), was born during the preparation of the Strategic Planning of the University City Hall. The question that was asked at that time was whether this type of technology could be applied to activities under the responsibility of the agency, such as campus lighting and the internal public transport service, known as Internal Circular.

Professor Manera explains what the internet of things is. “Basically, it’s about endowing objects with intelligence, like a watch, a piece of clothing or an appliance,” he says. In the case of Unicamp, a professor is coordinating the development of a technology that will allow users of the Circular Interno to track, via cell phone, where the vehicle is and how many minutes it will take to reach the nearest bus stop.

To do this, the user will only have to download an application, which will be available free of charge. The tests, according to Manera, should begin soon. In theory, the professor adds, the same solution could be applied to the University Restaurant. Also through an application, the user will be able to check how long the queue is before going to the place to eat.

Another measure being studied is the installation of sensors on lighting posts on the Barão Geraldo campus, in order to establish a network. The objective is to identify, for example, lights that are on during the day, so that they can be turned off. A pilot project is being carried out, linking FEEC to City Hall. The intention is to later extend the network to the rest of the campus. “These and alternatives are being analyzed based on research carried out at FEEC. The idea is to take advantage of our knowledge and skills to help build a sustainable university, which implies increasing the well-being of the internal community and our visitors”, highlights Manera.

Unicamp is also developing, in partnership with CPFL Energia, a study within the Emotive Program, maintained by the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL), which aims to create a real electric mobility laboratory in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. Within the scope of the University, research has been conducted at FEEC, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FEM) and Institute of Geosciences (IG). At IG, the work is under the responsibility of researchers from the Department of Scientific and Technological Policy (DPCT), linked to the Electric Vehicle Studies Laboratory (LEVE).

According to professor Flávia Consoni, research coordinator at IG, the work is organized around three axes: a) Public Policies and Government Incentives for the Electric Vehicle in selected countries, b) Technological Prospecting and Competitive Intelligence for the Electric Vehicle and c) Production Chain and Electric Vehicle Innovation System in Brazil. “Our objective is to generate strategic information that can support and guide investments in RD&I [Research, Development and Innovation], given the various challenges to the consolidation of this market in the country”, explains Flávia Consoni.

 

Juliano Finelli, Executive Coordinator of GGUS
Electronic waste has specific treatment at the University
Group participates in Biodanza, an awareness-raising activity for Environment Week
Unicamp's general coordinator, Alvaro Crósta, buries the capsule content with the Letter of Intent
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Children participate in environmental activity at Unicamp

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