Brazilian Ethanol Policy: Lessons for the United States

Journal of Energy Security
Feb. 2009 Issue
Thursday, 19 February 2009 00:00 Vanessa Cordonnier

On March 9, 2007 President Bush, in conjunction with Brazil’s President, Lula da Silva, announced the formation of a new partnership between the two countries. Capitalizing on the strength of the ethanol industry in both countries, the partnership was aimed at the broad goals of developing new ethanol production technologies, sharing resources and promoting the use of ethanol as an alternative to fossil fuel. Brazil is currently the world’s leading producer and exporter of ethanol and the United States follows close behind.

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