Inter Press Service: Brazil is working towards producing enough ethanol to substitute 10 percent of the gasoline consumed worldwide within 18 years. That would mean increasing its current production of 17.3 billion litres a year by a factor of 12, without sacrificing forests, protected areas or food cultivation. The government called on a group of experts to study the possibilities and impacts of a sharp increase in fuel alcohol production from sugarcane. The group led by the Interdisciplinary …
Brazil Aims to Dominate World Ethanol Market
Inter Press Service: Brazil is working towards producing enough ethanol to substitute 10 percent of the gasoline consumed worldwide within 18 years. That would mean increasing its current production of 17.3 billion litres a year by a factor of 12, without sacrificing forests, protected areas or food cultivation. The government called on a group of experts to study the possibilities and impacts of a sharp increase in fuel alcohol production from sugarcane. The group led by the Interdisciplinary …
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