BECCS potential in Brazil: Achieving negative emissions in ethanol and electricity production based on sugar cane bagasse and other residues

JR Moreira, V Romeiro, S Fuss, F Kraxner, SA Pacca - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Stabilization at concentrations consistent with kee** global warming below 2° C above the
pre-industrial level will require drastic cuts in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions during the …

[HTML][HTML] Avoiding bioenergy competition for food crops and land

T Searchinger, R Heimlich - 2015 - wri.org
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Brazilian sugarcane ethanol: developments so far and challenges for the future

A Walter, MV Galdos, FV Scarpare… - … in Bioenergy: The …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ethanol production in Brazil poses many challenges. This is due to the fact that there are
new players in the business, the expansion will mostly occur in less traditional areas …

Competitiveness of Brazilian sugarcane ethanol compared to US corn ethanol

CL Crago, M Khanna, J Barton, E Giuliani, W Amaral - Energy Policy, 2010 - Elsevier
Corn ethanol produced in the US and sugarcane ethanol produced in Brazil are the world's
leading sources of biofuel. Current US biofuel policies create both incentives and constraints …

Terrestrial ecosystem management for climate change mitigation

M Obersteiner, H Böttcher, Y Yamagata - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Decreasing the human impact on the atmosphere will necessitate active management of
terrestrial carbon pools and greenhouse gas fluxes. Biospheric greenhouse gas emission …

Decomposition of CO2 emissions change from energy consumption in Brazil: challenges and policy implications

LC De Freitas, S Kaneko - Energy Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the changes in CO2 emissions from energy consumption in Brazil for
the period 1970–2009. Emissions are decomposed into production and consumption …

Water-energy-food nexus of sugarcane ethanol production in the state of Goiás, Brazil: An analysis with regional input-output matrix

RA Bellezoni, D Sharma, AA Villela, AOP Junior - Biomass and bioenergy, 2018 - Elsevier
Concerns about impacts of biomass growth for biofuel production emphasize the importance
of planning energy crops expansion considering land, water, food and biodiversity. Brazil is …

Integration of renewable energy into present and future energy systems

R Sims, PE Mercado, W Krewitt - 2011 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
To achieve higher renewable energy (RE) shares than the low levels typically found in
present energy supply systems will require additional integration efforts starting now and …

Triple-bottom-line assessment of São Paulo state's sugarcane production based on a Brazilian multi-regional input-output matrix

JPS Veiga, A Malik, M Lenzen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sugarcane to biofuel is already a reality on the path to economy decarbonisation in Brazil,
hel** to mitigate global climate changes and reducing pressure on fossil fuel demand. To …

Targets and results of the Brazilian biodiesel incentive program–has it reached the promised land?

R Rathmann, A Szklo, R Schaeffer - Applied Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
This study tests the assumptions that justified the establishment of the Brazilian Biodiesel
Production Program (PNPB), to see whether this program has achieved its promised results …