Bitter sweet: How sustainable is bio-ethanol production in Brazil?

被引：30
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作者：
Azadi, Hossein [1 ]
de Jong, Sanne [2 ]
Derudder, Ben [1 ]
De Maeyer, Philippe [1 ]
Witlox, Frank [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Geog, Ghent, Belgium
[2] Univ Groningen, Int Relat & Int Organisat, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands
来源：
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS | 2012年 / 16卷 / 06期
关键词：
Bio-ethanol; Biofuels; Sugarcane; Food security; Land use change; Sustainability; FOOD-PRODUCTION; GM CROPS; BIOETHANOL; SUGARCANE; ENERGY; EXPANSION; BIOFUELS; FUELS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.rser.2012.03.015
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
While biofuels have currently been regarded as a good alternative for fossil fuels, there remain many debates on their impacts on human and environment. This paper tried to shed light on bio-ethanol in Brazil as one of the main producers and exporters in the world. The main question was to understand "how sustainable is bio-ethanol production in Brazil?" To answer, the political motives of producing bio-ethanol followed by its ecological and socio-economic impacts were discussed. The paper concluded that although bio-ethanol production in Brazil seems environmentally friendly, it might socio-economically be hazardous. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：3599 / 3603
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