AVOIDING EMISSIONS OF CARBON-DIOXIDE THROUGH THE USE OF FUELS DERIVEDFROM SUGAR-CANE

This paper shows that the use of ethyl alcohol and sugar cane bagasse as fuel substitutions for gasoline, and natural gas, fuel oil or coal, can have an important role to avoid GHG emissions. The Brazilian Alco hol program and the use of sugar cane bagasse for generating electrici ty may prove to be an important alternative for the reduction of GHG e missions. Large-scale production and the use of renewable energy from biomass may qualify Brazil for recognition at an international level. It is shown that the cost of alcohol is higher than that of gasoline w ith the present low price of oil on the international market, but the costs could be reduced by feasible technological improvements.