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Ethanol in South AmericaThe oil crises of the 1970’s saw a number of governments initiating alcohol programmes and the largest is that of Brazil. The Pro-Alcool programme has been running for over 30 years and now provides fuel for millions of cars, in either pure of blended form. The programme accounts for over 20% of the country’s liquid fuel needs and has made significant savings in fossil fuel imports and foreign debt. The feedstock used for the production of ethanol in Brazil is sugarcane, as it has a high calorific value, grows well in the country’s tropical climate and is easy to process. The government has helped the ethanol industry with heavy subsidies, resulting in Brazil having the largest sugarcane crop and ethanol production in the world. The recent increase in worldwide demand for biofuels has led to a surge of interest in Brazil’s ethanol, but has also seen some commentators questioning the social and environmental impacts of what is a large mono-agricultural industry.This page is 'under development'. Add your content here (remove this line). [top] [end]Related topics[top] [end]External links and references[top] [end]ContributorsUser:James Robinson 13 April 2007 Categories: Ethanol | |
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