Brazilian use of flex-fuel cars, which run on any mix of gasoline and ethanol, have prevented 83.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions since 2003, according to UNICA, the country’s main sugarcane growers association. The amount of the greenhouse gases such vehicles prevented from entering the environment is equal about a fifth of annual emissions in Brazil, the world’s eighth-largest economy, according to the United Nations. Thanks to laws requiring hydrous ethanol pumps in all filling stations in Brazil and requiring all gasoline blends to be 20-25% anhydrous ethanol, biofuels made up 22.3% of fuel use in 2009, 14% more than 2008. (See related article: EPA Confims Sugarcane Ethanol is a Low Carbon, Advanced Renewable Fuel).
Greenhouse Effect - Climate Change - 氣候變化 - 温室効果 - Mudanças Climáticas
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe. Portugal and Spain suffer historic temperature highs for June, as French schools close because of heat
A man takes a break in the heat as he works at a road construction site in Milan. Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP Outdoor working has been ba...

-
Aerial view of solar power and battery storage units in the desert Photo: The Desert Photo/ Adobe Stock Grid-scale batteries are taking ...
-
(Credit: Getty Images) Sophie Hardach The ancient Romans left an indelible imprint on the world they enveloped into their empire. The stra...
-
By Mira Rojanasakul A new analysis of America’s 28 largest population centers found that all but three are sinking overall, and in ma...
No comments:
Post a Comment