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Article: Driven to alcohol; Renewable fuels.(Ethanol-powered cars in Brazil)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2002
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Brazil has another try at running its cars on ethanol made from sugar cane
ONE of the deals struck at the Johannesburg summit on sustainable development was a pact between Brazil and Germany to develop a scheme in which German companies will subsidise Brazilians to buy cars that run on ethanol instead of petrol. That should reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas covered by the Kyoto protocol, an agreement intended to curb global warming. The "credits" that the German firms earn from this will count towards their country's targets under the protocol. Brazil thinks it will benefit by reducing its dependence on imported oil.
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