412 LEVANTAMENTO DE EMISSÃO DE GASES DE EFEITO ESTUFA PELA METODOLOGIA DO CARBONO EQUIVALENTE NA CULTURA DO CAFEEIRO

Coffee culture is one of the main activities of the South of Minas Gerais State. Gases emissions related to greenhouse effect (GHG) in coffee production occur from different sources. Inventory of GHG emissions is essential for a coffee farm to assess how their activities impact the environment in relation to these emissions. The aim of this study was to identify and quantify the major sources GHGs emissions in the coffee culture in the South of Minas Gerais State, and converts them into carbon equivalent per hectare (tCO 2 eq ha -1 ). The inventory was carried out using parameters of the GHG Protocol, Ministry of Science and Technology and IPCC data. The inventory showed GHG emissions generated in coffee production to 2.13 tCO 2 eq ha -1 , whereas nitrogen fertilizers issued 1.01 tCO 2 eq ha -1 (47,5%), lime issued 0.65 tCO 2 eq ha -1 (30,8%), fossil fuels contributed with 0.35 tCO 2 eq ha -1 (16.9%), residential GLP issued 0.049 tCO 2 eq ha -1 (2,3%) and electric power contributed with 0.050 tCO 2 eq ha -1 (2,4%).