Brazilian sugarcane ethanol: lessons learned[1]

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 26-39

  Coelho, Suani Teixeira ^a   Goldemberg, José ^a   Lucon, Oswaldo ^a   Guardabassi, Patricia ^a  

^a SMA The S Paulo State Environ Sec   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BIOFUELS; COMPETITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; MANUFACTURE; REGIONAL PLANNING;

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; ETHANOL GASOLINE BLEND; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; FOSSIL FUEL SAVINGS; GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE; GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES; PRIVATE INVESTMENT;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 43049173993     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60529-3     Document Type: Article

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