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Renewable Energy Sources: The Case Of Brazil

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  • JosÉ Goldemberg

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Industrial nations have based their economic and social development on the use of fossil fuels (coal, petroleum and natural gas). This trend is being followed by many developing countries which have neither the natural resources nor the manpower to adopt this path. As a result one finds in many of these countries ‘islands of prosperity’ (based on consumption patterns copied from industrial nations) surrounded by a ‘sea of poverty.’ The problems resulting from this dual social structure are obvious in many parts of the world. It is argued here that renewable energy sources are a natural basis for the development of the poorer countries and that intelligent use of hydropower, biomass and direct solar energy can shortcut many of the problems faced today by industrial nations. The case of Brazil is analyzed as one of the countries in which these solutions are being tried.

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  • JosÉ Goldemberg, 1979. "Renewable Energy Sources: The Case Of Brazil," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 3(3), pages 253-262, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:3:y:1979:i:3:p:253-262
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1979.tb00414.x
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