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Topic:Biofuels
Brazil has developed the most energy-efficient ethanol production chain in the world. Whereas many see biofuels as a threat to environmental stability and food supply, Brazil has the technology and market position to offer its sugarcane ethanol as a sustainable substitute for fossil fuels. The country began mass investment in the necessary technologies in the 1970s and has continued to lead the global market in ethanol and other biofuel production.
In March 2007, the United States and Brazil pledged to work on a joint strategy of energy cooperation to promote technology-sharing and to encourage ethanol production and consumption globally. The hope is that the combined efforts of these nations will be enough to develop an international standard and create a commodity market for biofuels.
Given the growing international importance of biofuels and Brazil's key role on the issue, the Institute has hosted an ongoing series of events on this topic—all of which is organized in this section.
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News
Special Reports
Brazil-US Biofuels Cooperation: One Year Later
 On March 9, 2007, Brazil and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen their efforts to develop reliable, clean, and sustainable energy sources. One year later, a group of high-level officials and analysts, convened by the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) in partnership with the Brazil Institute and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (APEX-Brasil), came together on March 4, 2008 for a roundtable discussion at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008 in order to review progress made under the MOU. This report synthesis the proceedings from this seminar. Click here to download this publication.
The Global Dynamics of Biofuels: Potential Supply and Demand for Ethanol and Biodiesel in the Coming Decade
 On February 20, 2007, the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center convened a conference of leading experts from both countries to assess the agricultural implications of the increased production and trade of biofuels as an alternative to hydrocarbons. The discussion led to plans for the creation of a Global Biofuels Policy Research Network to be housed at the Wilson Center in close cooperation with partner institutions. Click here to download this publication.
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Events
Betting on Biofuels: Opportunities and Implications
Thursday, May 15 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
With Stephen Kresovich, Professor and Vice Provost for Life Sciences, Cornell University; Steven Hutcheson, Professor of Microbiology, University of Maryland; Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; C. Ford Runge, Professor of Applied Economics and Law, University of Minnesota; Robbin S. Johnson, Teaching Fellow, Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Chaired and Moderated by: Kent Hughes, Director, STAGE Program & Global Energy Initiative, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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Sugarcane Ethanol and Land Use in Brazil
Monday, April 28 2008, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Andre Nassar, President of Icone, with commentators Todd Johnson, Energy Specialist, Environmental Department at the World Bank and Barbara Bramble, Senior Program Advisor for International Affairs, National Wildlife Federation
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U.S.–Brazil Biofuels Cooperation:
One Year Later
Tuesday, March 04 2008, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Marcos S. Jank, President of UNICA;
André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Head of the Energy Department of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Gregory Manuel, Special Advisor to the Secretary and International Energy Coordinator at the State Department;
Carl Meacham, Professional Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee;
Jason Steinbaum, Professional Staff, House of Reps. Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommitte on the Western Hemisphere;
Alessandro Teixeira, President of APEX Brasil; and
Paulo Sotero, Director Brazil Institute (Moderator)
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The Global Dynamics of Biofuels:
Potential Supply and Demand for Ethanol and Biodiesel in the Coming Decade
Tuesday, February 20 2007, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bruce Babcock, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University; Marcos S. Jank, Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE) and University of São Paulo; Wallace Tyner, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University. Discussants: Gregory Manuel, Special Advisor to the Secretary and International Energy Coordinator, State Department; Emerson Kloss, Economic Section, Agricultural Affairs, Embassy of Brazil in Washington
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Brazil Institute
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: brazil@wilsoncenter.org
Tel: 202/691-4030
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