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Brazil's Biofuel
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Team Project Week 7

Final Paper

Team C/Biofuel

Group Members’ Names:

Kunjan Bhatt

Anita McGill

Nicolas Hernandez – Team Leader

Rocio Garcia

Jennifer Hill

Table of Contents

Abstract (Nicolas Hernandez)...........................................................................................3

Thesis Statement (Kunjan Bhatt).......................................................................................4

Analysis of Biodiesel Industry (Kunjan Bhatt)....................................................................4

Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization (Kunjan Bhatt)................................................7
Brief Description of Brazil’s Biofuel Technology (Anita McGill)..........................................9

History of Biofuel in Brazil (Anita McGill)..........................................................................10

Political and Legal Analysis of Brazil’s Biofuel Situation (Nicolas Hernandez)................11

Economical Analysis of Brazil’s Biofuel Market (Nicolas Hernandez)..............................12

Psychological Considerations/Sociological Effects of Brazil’s Biofuel (Rocio Garcia)....13

Brazil’s Biofuels In Its Cultural Context (Rocio Garcia)...................................................15

Media Influence On Brazil’s Biofuels (Rocio Garcia)......................................................16

Implications for the Environment (Jennifer Hill).............................................................16

Moral and Ethical Implications (Jennifer Hill).................................................................17

References.....................................................................................................................20

Abstract

This research paper shows the impact that Brazil’s biofuel of ethanol is having on the country itself and the entire world. The goal is to show why biofuels


References: Cesar & Batalha. (March 2010). Biodiesel in Brazil: History and relevant policies. African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 5(11), pp. 1147-1153. Chris Harris (2008 November ) Growth of biofuel production from crops will have a direct impact on the land and the environment. Retrieved: April 15, 2013 (http://www.envne.org/public/resources/pdf/Biofuels_and_their_Environmental_I mplications.pdf) Constanza, Valdes Eldis - Global biofuel expansion and the demand for Brazilian land: intensification versus expansion. (n.d.). Eldis - Welcome to Eldis. Retrieved March 10, 2013, from http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document Ethanol Gomez. C. 2013. Rise of Ethanol in Brazil? Retrieved from http://www.americasquarterly.org/content/rise-ethanol-brazil Growthenergy.org Retrieved: April 15, 2013 http://unctad.org/en/Docs/ditcted200710_en.pdf Professor Albert Weale FBA (February 2011) (Chair) “Biofuels: ethical issues” Miller A (2000) The Crucible in history: and other essays (London: Methuen Publishing), p47 Roig-Franzia, Manuel. (2007 January) “A Culinary and Cultural Staple in Crisis.” dler, Paul , Stephen J Retrieved: April 15, 2013 http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/ethics-of- biofuel.html Schultz, K Stecker, T. (2011, February 10). Environmental research in Brazil - environmentalresearchweb. Environmental Research - environmentalresearchweb. Retrieved April 16, 2013, from http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/opinion/45078 UN-Energy
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