Expanding sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil - Socioeconomic and climate effects of expanding sugarcane ethanol production in the Pontal do Paranapanema region (State of São Paulo, Brazil)
Other conference contribution, 2007

This paper presents results from a study of socioeconomic and climate effects connected to a sugarcane expansion scenario in the Pontal do Paranapanema region, São Paulo state, Brazil. Sugarcane production is expected to grow in the São Paulo state. Pontal do Paranapanema is the only region in the state where a large scale sugarcane expansion can take place and there is a concern that without guidelines the expansion might affect income growth in a negative way. A scenario where the settlers in the region gain from the sugarcane expansion was modelled. The models showed that it is possible to introduce sugarcane in the region with positive effects both on income growth and greenhouse gas emissions.

rural development

socio-economic aspects

sugar cane

Author

Göran Berndes

Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Physical Resource Theory

Andrea Egeskog

Chalmers, Energy and Environment

Flavio Freitas

Stina Gustafsson

Julia Hansson

Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Physical Resource Theory

Proceedings of the 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition - From research to market Deployment, Berlin, Germany, 7-11 May 2007

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10/7/2017