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Brazilian sugarcane ethanol as an expandable green alternative to crude oil use

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  • Deepak Jaiswal

    (Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana
    University of Campinas)

  • Amanda P. De Souza

    (Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana
    Institute of Biosciences, and the Systems and Synthetic Biology Center, University of São Paulo)

  • Søren Larsen

    (Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo
    Section for Forest, Nature and Biomass, University of Copenhagen
    Danish Energy Association)

  • David S. LeBauer

    (Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana
    National Center for Supercomputing Applications)

  • Fernando E. Miguez

    (Iowa State University Ames)

  • Gerd Sparovek

    (Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo)

  • Germán Bollero

    (University of Illinois Urbana)

  • Marcos S. Buckeridge

    (Institute of Biosciences, and the Systems and Synthetic Biology Center, University of São Paulo)

  • Stephen P. Long

    (Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana
    University of Illinois Urbana
    University of Illinois Urbana
    Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University)

Abstract

Biofuels have lower CO2 emissions than fossil fuels, but competing land demands can limit expansion of production. This study shows Brazilian sugarcane ethanol could displace up to 13% of global crude oil consumption by 2045 whilst balancing forest conservation and future land demand for food.

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  • Deepak Jaiswal & Amanda P. De Souza & Søren Larsen & David S. LeBauer & Fernando E. Miguez & Gerd Sparovek & Germán Bollero & Marcos S. Buckeridge & Stephen P. Long, 2017. "Brazilian sugarcane ethanol as an expandable green alternative to crude oil use," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 7(11), pages 788-792, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:7:y:2017:i:11:d:10.1038_nclimate3410
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3410
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