1. Bitter sweet: How sustainable is bio-ethanol production in Brazil?
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Azadi, Hossein, de Jong, Sanne, Derudder, Ben, De Maeyer, Philippe, and Witlox, Frank
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ETHANOL as fuel , *SUSTAINABLE development , *BIOMASS energy , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *FOSSIL fuels - Abstract
Abstract: While biofuels have currently been regarded as a good alternative for fossil fuels, there remain many debates on their impacts on human and environment. This paper tried to shed light on bio-ethanol in Brazil as one of the main producers and exporters in the world. The main question was to understand “how sustainable is bio-ethanol production in Brazil?” To answer, the political motives of producing bio-ethanol followed by its ecological and socio-economic impacts were discussed. The paper concluded that although bio-ethanol production in Brazil seems environmentally friendly, it might socio-economically be hazardous. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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