Father of Brazil's ethanol program speaks out
Quicknote history of biofuels
Brazil's biofuels program is the envy of the world. Conceived a quarter of a century ago, it is now seen as an example for other states. At the recent G8 top of highly industrialized nations, which focused on global energy issues, Brazil's president Lula made a speech about it, and the world leaders listened - quite a unique event and proof of the fact that Brazil's energy strategies are being taken seriously. Meanwhile, countries can't wait to sign bioenergy cooperation deals with Brazil - amongst them Japan, China and France... Obviously, the Brazilian way is gaining international attention and provides a new paradigm for energy security.
But how did it all start? And where is it really going? EthaBlog helps us out by presenting an in-depth interview with Mr. José Walter Bautista Vidal, the father of Brazil's successful Pro-Alcool program.
Ethablog is the only information source that focuses on Brazil's biofuels industry. Maintained by Henrique Oliveira - a multilingual economist with Brazilian roots - the blog looks at a wide range of issues, from economics and marketing, to the history of the program and the geopolitics of green fuels. The interview with Mr Vidal, entitled “Brazil’s Position in the Face of the New World Order”, takes a broad 'geopolitical' view on our green future.
Interestingly, as Henrique notes:
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Brazil's biofuels program is the envy of the world. Conceived a quarter of a century ago, it is now seen as an example for other states. At the recent G8 top of highly industrialized nations, which focused on global energy issues, Brazil's president Lula made a speech about it, and the world leaders listened - quite a unique event and proof of the fact that Brazil's energy strategies are being taken seriously. Meanwhile, countries can't wait to sign bioenergy cooperation deals with Brazil - amongst them Japan, China and France... Obviously, the Brazilian way is gaining international attention and provides a new paradigm for energy security.
But how did it all start? And where is it really going? EthaBlog helps us out by presenting an in-depth interview with Mr. José Walter Bautista Vidal, the father of Brazil's successful Pro-Alcool program.
Ethablog is the only information source that focuses on Brazil's biofuels industry. Maintained by Henrique Oliveira - a multilingual economist with Brazilian roots - the blog looks at a wide range of issues, from economics and marketing, to the history of the program and the geopolitics of green fuels. The interview with Mr Vidal, entitled “Brazil’s Position in the Face of the New World Order”, takes a broad 'geopolitical' view on our green future.
Interestingly, as Henrique notes:
Mr. Vidal was a top government official during the height of Brazil’s extreme-right military dictatorship (1964-85). Yet he seems to think like Noam Chomsky. So I think we have the ideological spectrum covered.Read the first part of the interview with the man who got it all going, at EthaBlog.
I guess it’s safe to say that the speech (of which the following translation is just the first installment) is representative of what military strategists in Brazil think.
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ethanol :: biodiesel :: biobutanol :: biomass :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: energy :: sustainability :: Africa ::
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