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I don't get it, Brazil has been using biofuels (sugarcane ethanol) successfully in large scale since the 70s or 80s. Like a third of the car fleet of the countr
by SkeuomorphicBee 4y ago
I don't get it, Brazil has been using biofuels (sugarcane ethanol) successfully in large scale since the 70s or 80s. Like a third of the car fleet of the country was ethanol fuelled in the 90s, and all cars since the 00s are dual fuel "flex" motors. All petrol stations have pumps for ethanol and gasoline side by side. And Brazil is no micronation, that is a fleet of millions and millions and millions of cars. So how can something that has been working for so long be unworkable?
- andrewflnr 4y agoWhen they're being careful, they state "dedicated biomass for electricity production", which is... not something I'm aware of anyone doing? Seems more like trying to head off a future bad idea than criticizing something that happens today... again, when they're being careful with their phrasing.
- fsh 4y agoBrazil has one of the lowest population densities on earth, less than half of the world average. Even so, sugar cane farming in Brazil is not exactly known for being sustainable. If anything, this example proves the author's point about dedicated biomass being unsustainable at large scale.