Instituto De Energia E Meio Ambiente

What Instituto De Energia E Meio Ambiente does

Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (IEMA) is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization (associação civil sem fins lucrativos), founded in 2006 and headquartered at Rua Artur de Azevedo 1212, 9th floor, in the Pinheiros neighborhood of São Paulo. The institute conducts applied research and develops technical analysis, methodologies, and interactive data platforms on energy systems, urban mobility, air quality monitoring, and greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil. Its primary users are federal, state, and municipal government agencies, civil society organizations, academic researchers, and traditional communities in the Amazon region; these audiences consume IEMA's publications, tools, and policy recommendations rather than purchasing commercial products.

IEMA's core technical outputs are organized around several flagship products. SEEG (Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa) is a 46-year (1970–2015+) greenhouse gas estimation system with over 2 million data records covering Agriculture, Energy, Industry, Waste, and Land Use Change at national and subnational levels, produced under the Observatório do Clima coalition. The Plataforma da Qualidade do Ar aggregates and standardizes public air quality monitoring data for comparison against Brazilian standards and WHO guidelines. ReFrota and PlanFrota are scenario-simulation tools for public bus fleet emissions, complemented by an automated Vehicle Emission Inventory spreadsheet. IEMA also publishes an annual thermoelectric emissions inventory (the fifth edition tracked 67 plants and 23.2 million tCO2e) and supports a pilot-project indicator platform in the Pan-Amazon region.

The business model is non-commercial. IEMA does not sell products or services and provides all publications, tools, and platforms free of charge; operations are sustained through grants, donations, and institutional partnerships, with named funders including the European Union (Partnership Instrument and IKI), Germany's BMU, Climate and Land Use Alliance, Instituto Clima e Sociedade, Moore Philanthropy, and ICS. Go-to-market is knowledge dissemination: IEMA publishes reports, maintains a website with open-access downloads, runs newsletters and active social accounts on Twitter/X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, contributes to public consultations, and participates in events such as OTCA seminars and COP30. Leadership is provided by Diretor-Presidente André Luis Ferreira, and the institute's strategic plan cycle was completed in 2025 after 18 years of operation.

Name

Instituto De Energia E Meio Ambiente

Legal name

Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente

Website

https://energiaeambiente.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (IEMA) is a São Paulo-based non-profit research institute founded in 2006 that produces independent technical analysis, datasets, and open-access tools on energy, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and urban mobility for Brazilian and Pan-Amazon policymakers, civil society, academia, and traditional communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Energy Policy Research

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Due Diligence (BPAHAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

EIA/ESIA Documentation & Technical Studies (Air/Water/Noise/Traffic) (EUAHAAAC), Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH), Project Screening, Scoping & Baseline Studies (EUAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Environmental research
• Energy policy analysis
• Air quality monitoring
• Greenhouse gas inventories
• Sustainable transport studies

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research and Knowledge Dissemination (Non-Profit Model): IEMA operates as a non-profit research institute that generates and disseminates technical knowledge on energy and environment. The organization does not sell products or services in a traditional commercial sense. Revenue appears to come from grants, donations, and institutional partnerships rather than direct commercial transactions. All publications, tools, and platforms are made freely available to the public.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (IEMA) is a non-profit research institute that conducts research and develops analytical tools and platforms on energy, transport, air quality, urban mobility, and greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil. The organization produces the SEEG greenhouse gas estimation system, an Air Quality Platform, thermoelectric emissions inventories, bus fleet emissions calculators, and interactive infrastructure maps, all of which are made freely available to the public.

Product overview

Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (IEMA) is a research institute focused on energy and environment, offering a portfolio of data platforms, analytical tools, and research publications. Core products include: the Air Quality Platform (aggregating public monitoring data), SEEG (greenhouse gas emissions estimation system), thermoelectric plant emission inventories (annual series), bus fleet emissions calculators (ReFrota and PlanFrota), vehicle emission inventory tools, interactive transport infrastructure maps, and sociobioeconomy mapping. These tools support analysis of urban mobility, air quality, electric energy access, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy transition in Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEEG: Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa - a greenhouse gas emission estimation system initiative in partnership with Observatório do Clima
• Plataforma da Qualidade do Ar
• ReFrota
• PlanFrota

Products and services

• Plataforma da Qualidade do Ar (Air Quality Platform) Interactive platform that aggregates and standardizes air quality monitoring data generated by public authorities, enabling access by Air Quality Index or comparison with Brazilian standards and WHO guidelines. Used by researchers, policymakers, and the public for air quality analysis.
• SEEG (Sistema de Estimativas de Emissões e Remoções de Gases de Efeito Estufa) System for estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and removals, providing a 46-year dataset covering Agriculture, Energy, Industry, Waste and Land Use Change sectors at national and subnational levels in Brazil. Over 2 million data records across sectors.
• ReFrota: Calculadora de Emissões de Frotas de Ônibus Tool that estimates monthly and annual emissions from public bus fleets, supporting analysis of fleet composition, fuel types, and environmental impact for transport planners and policymakers.
• PlanFrota: Ferramenta para Transporte Limpo Scenario simulation tool that calculates emissions from different types of buses and fuels, supporting clean transportation planning and energy transition analysis in public transit.
• Ferramenta de Inventários de Emissões Veiculares Automated spreadsheet that calculates and updates emissions of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases from the vehicle sector for transport and environmental analysts.
• Mapa Interativo das Infraestruturas de Transportes
• Inventários de Emissões Atmosféricas em Usinas Termelétricas
• Mapeamento da Sociobioeconomia Territorial distribution visualization of productive activities linked to the forest in the Legal Amazon, supporting analysis of sociobioeconomy and forest-based productive chains.

Quantifiable outcome

• 990,103 Brazilians identified without access to public electricity service in Amazonia Legal
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• Uma Concertação pela AmazôniakeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Partnership for the publication 'Energia: As Amazônias na agenda de transição', organized by Uma Concertação with IEMA partnership.
• Ipam (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Collaboration on SEEG Municípios initiative, specifically on Land Use Change sector emissions data and analysis.
• Imazon (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Collaboration on SEEG Municípios initiative, specifically on Land Use Change sector emissions data and analysis.
• Imaflora (Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Collaboration on SEEG Municípios initiative, specifically on Agriculture and Livestock sector emissions data.
• ICLEI – Governos Locais pela SustentabilidadecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Collaboration on SEEG Municípios initiative, specifically on Waste sector emissions data for Brazilian municipalities.
• Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership on climate and energy research. IEMA participates in the GT Clima e Energia (Climate and Energy Working Group) and contributes to the SEEG (System of Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions), a flagship initiative of the Climate Observatory.
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on energy access for indigenous communities, including the Xingu Solar Project for the Indigenous Territory of Xingu. IEMA conducted technical-economic analysis and community impact assessment.
• Coalizão Energia LimpakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on renewable energy integration and clean energy transition studies. IEMA co-authored 'Integração de energias renováveis ao sistema elétrico brasileiro' with the coalition.
• Organização do Tratado de Cooperação Amazônica (OTCA)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in OTCA seminars on infrastructure planning for the Amazon, with IEMA presenting on socioenvironmental criteria for transportation infrastructure.
• Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to strengthen transparency and social accountability. Collaboration on public policy analysis and oversight.
• IBAMAkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on thermoelectric environmental impacts workshop and licensing analysis. Joint workshop on 'A termeletricidade no contexto do setor elétrico: a importância da avaliação de impactos ambientais'.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA): Brazilian NGO that combines indigenous rights advocacy with environmental research and mapping in the Amazon. Direct peer and active IEMA partner on the Xingu solar project, with overlapping focus on energy access, sociobiodiversity, and Amazon territorial planning.
• IMAFLORA (Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola): Brazilian institute focused on sustainable agriculture and forestry certification and analysis. SEEG partner on Agriculture and Livestock emissions data, with overlapping research methodology and policy advocacy on rural environmental issues.
• IPAM (Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia): Amazon-focused environmental research institute collaborating with IEMA on SEEG Municípios land use change data. Closely comparable in producing applied Amazon research, emissions data, and policy briefs for Brazilian and international audiences.
• Imazon (Instituto do Homem e Meio Ambiente da Amazônia): Amazonian research institute producing deforestation monitoring, land use analysis, and policy reports. SEEG Municípios partner of IEMA on land use change data, with directly comparable outputs in subnational environmental data for the Brazilian Amazon.
• WRI Brasil: Brazilian affiliate of the World Resources Institute producing research and data platforms on climate, forests, and cities. Highly comparable to IEMA in producing independent technical analysis, policy briefs, and online tools for Brazilian environmental decision-makers.
• ICLEI América do Sul: ICLEI's South American secretariat works on sustainable cities, emissions inventories, and air quality with municipal governments. IEMA is a formal SEEG partner on the Waste sector, and ICLEI operates comparably in producing emissions tools and policy support for subnational governments.
• Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory): Brazil's leading climate policy network of 60+ civil society organizations that convenes IEMA and other members around emissions tracking and climate advocacy. IEMA co-runs the flagship SEEG initiative under this network, making it the closest direct peer in mission, methodology, and policy positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP): Global emissions disclosure platform operating at much larger scale across corporates and cities. Comparable in curating standardized emissions and environmental data, but with a far bigger footprint and commercial disclosure model versus IEMA's research institute model.

Regional players

• NewClimate Institute: Germany-based climate policy research institute producing country climate action analysis comparable to IEMA's policy work. Analogous in producing independent climate research and policy trackers, but focused on global and European geographies rather than Brazil.
• Climate Action Tracker (CAT): Independent scientific analysis that tracks government climate commitments and emissions trajectories. Comparable in producing policy-rating outputs and methodologies, but operating globally rather than with Brazil as the primary geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/iema_instituto
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@institutoenergiaemeioambiente
• Facebookfacebook.com/institutoenergiaeambiente
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instituto-de-energia-e-meio-ambiente
• Instagraminstagram.com/energiaeambiente

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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