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Brazil's Alcohol Programme: From an Attempt to Reduce Oil Dependence in the Seventies to the Green Arguments of the Nineties

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  • Ogenis Magno Brilhante

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The paper describes and analyses: the events, motivations, policies and forces that led to the introduction of ethanol as fuel in Brazil; the recent decision to continue with the programme; and draws important lessons that might be relevant for other regions and countries as they contemplate a transition away from petroleum transportation fuels. The alcohol programme began in the late 1970s; by 1986, as a result of large subsidies, 76% of all new cars were built to be fuelled by alcohol, but by 1996 that was down to less than 1%. It is shown that the pursuit of ethanol fuel in Brazil was not based on long term plans with deep-set values, but has been an ad hoc response to a particular set of circumstances, including a depressed sugar industry, an ambitious attempt to reduce oil dependence and more recently a range of 'green' arguments.

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  • Ogenis Magno Brilhante, 1997. "Brazil's Alcohol Programme: From an Attempt to Reduce Oil Dependence in the Seventies to the Green Arguments of the Nineties," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(4), pages 435-449.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:40:y:1997:i:4:p:435-449
    DOI: 10.1080/09640569712029
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    1. Simla Tokgoz & Amani Elobeid, 2006. "Analysis of the Link between Ethanol, Energy, and Crop Markets, An," Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Publications (archive only) 06-wp435, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.

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