Politics and Economics of Ethanol and Biodiesel Production and Consumption in Brazil

Arbeitspapier

Biofuel production has grown considerably between 2004 and 2009. Global ethanol production more than doubled from 30 to 76 billion litres (1,609 PJ1) while global biodiesel grew eight-fold from 2 to 17 billion litres (550 PJ2) (REN21 Secretariat 2010, 13). In 2008, biofuels provided 2,109 PJ of fuel consumption, while global oil and natural gas consumption for the transport sector amounted to 93,282 PJ (International Energy Agency 2010). Mandatory blending of biofuels has been enacted in at least 41 states/provinces and 24 countries at the national level in 2009, and the EU Directive 2009/28/EC mandates the member states to ensure that at least 10% of the final consumption of energy in transport shall come from renewable sources (European Parliament 2009). Although specific framework conditions and objectives of these programmes differ from country to country, the following overall driving forces can be identified since they represent global challenges (International Transport Forum of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008a, 4). [... aus der Einleitung]

References and Relationships

• Related object and literature: urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-149494 ; qucosa:4501

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Giersdorf, Jens
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

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• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-137262
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