Gestão energética e ambiental em instituições de ensino superior na Paraíba: estudo de caso na UFCG.

Abstract

The consumption of electric energy and natural resources has been increasing in our society. The concern with sustainable development and actions of energy and environmental management is gaining a growing space in Higher Education Institutions. This has emerged from the educational approach, in preparing students and providing information and knowledge on energy and environmental management and in the practical examples embodied in the operation of their campuses, since the role of universities is to contribute to the generation and diffusion of the knowledge, seeking alternatives that help broaden the search for sustainability and energy efficiency is a key element in this scenario. Faced with such relevance and the need for sustainable development, this paper presents a study of the current scenario of energy and environmental management in Brazilian HEIs, exposing the main concepts, programs and management systems that seek to provide a more efficient and rational development of natural resources. It also analyzes the energy and environmental management programs by the HEIs of Paraíba. Finally, proposals are made that can be implemented by the UFCG.