Ethanol for a sustainable energy future

Science

Volumn 315, Issue 5813, 2007, Pages 808-810

  Goldemberg, José ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b State of São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOSSIL FUEL; GASOLINE;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FUTUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SUGARCANE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; HEAT; SACCHARUM; TREES;

EID: 33846980741     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1137013     Document Type: Short Survey

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20. I thank O. Lucon and J. R. Moreira for useful discussions and contributions.