Interdependencies between Biofuel, Fuel and Food Prices: The Case of the Brazilian Ethanol Market

Bentivoglio, Deborah; Finco, Adele; Bacchi, Mírian Rumenos Piedade

doi:10.3390/en9060464

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“…In this regard, a recent contribution evaluated the LCA of algae production using a stochastic model [45]. The results were then compared with those of other agricultural crops, such as savoy cabbage and corn, and indicated that conventional crops had a lower environmental impact than algae, in terms of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and water, regardless of the place of cultivation [45].…”

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“…The results were then compared with those of other agricultural crops, such as savoy cabbage and corn, and indicated that conventional crops had a lower environmental impact than algae, in terms of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and water, regardless of the place of cultivation [45]. On the other hand, algae have positive impacts in terms of the total use of agricultural land and potential eutrophication.…”

Section: Other Annual Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In order to reduce these negative impacts, the model was extended to include three different effluents of municipal wastewater containing nitrogen and phosphorus. The results showed that such use leads to the significant reduction of environmental burdens associated with algae cultivation, and it can make such cultivation, compared to other traditional crops, more beneficial for the environment [45].…”

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A Review of the Role of Vegetal Ecosystems in CO2 Capture

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Abstract:The reduction of carbon emissions is a worldwide global challenge and represents the objective of many scientists that are trying to modify the role of carbon, turning a problem into an opportunity. The potential of CO 2 capture and storage by vegetal species is significant because of their capacity to absorb exceeding carbon emission. The purpose of the present paper is to draw a picture of the role of vegetal ecosystems on carbon fixation by identifying the most significant scientific contributions related to the absorption by vegetal species. In particular the aim of this paper is to examine different forms of CO 2 sequestration made by plants and crops involved in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. Results highlight the important role played by agricultural soils, forests, perennial plants, and algae, looking at the overall reduction of carbon emissions. In addition, results show that some bioenergy crops allow substantial storage of carbon dioxide, providing a significant contribution to climate change mitigation.

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Section: Other Annual Plantsmentioning

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Section: Other Annual Plantsmentioning

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“…Both factors contribute to Brazilian's position as the world's largest sugar producer and exporter, and an important producer and consumer of ethanol (Adami et al, 2012;Bentivoglio et al, 2016).…”

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Sugarcane growth promotion by Kosakonia sp. ICB117 an endophytic and diazotrophic bacterium

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Ferrara²,

Floh³

et al. 2018

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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The present study investigates the strain Kosakonia sp. ICB117, an endophytic, N 2 -fixing bacterium that belongs to a genus recently described. The bacteria were isolated from sugarcane stalks (Saccharum sp. variety SP791011) and inoculated into other sugarcane plants of the same variety. The effect of inoculation on sugarcane growth was then studied in the presence or absence of nitrate supplementation (10 mM). The following plant growth parameters were analyzed: biomass, plant height and number of leaves. Furthermore, CO 2 assimilation and the C and N content of plants were also determined, as was the size of the endophytic bacteria population resulting from the inoculation. The findings showed that inoculation with bacteria (both with or without additional nitrate) led to an increase of plant biomass, CO 2 assimilation, total C and N in the roots, and the number of leaves. In addition, the polyamine putrescine and indole-3-acetic acid were actively released by the bacterium in in vitro assays and might be released in internal plant tissues as well, resulting in plant growth promotion. In conclusion, inoculation of sugarcane with Kosakonia sp. ICB117 increased the efficiency of the plant's metabolism.

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“…The literature about Brazilian commodities futures markets is still little explored (Serra et al 2011;Bentivoglio et al 2016), notwithstanding the importance of agribusiness to the country's economy. A purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between ethanol spot and futures prices in Brazil.…”

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Analysis of the Relationship between Ethanol Spot and Futures Prices in Brazil

Quintino

David

Vian

2017

IJFS

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Abstract:In this work, an investigation and analysis are carried out in order to observe the relationship between ethanol spot and futures prices in Brazil. We adopted the Engle and Granger co-integration approach. Also, we consider the information share method proposed by Hasbrouck in order to examine the market efficiency in price discovery and information transmission. Results show that although the futures market is efficient in price discovery and information transmission, the cash market leads the long-run price discovery process. This suggests that the underlying cause of the dominance of the available market over the futures market can be attributed to the market's relative concentration in wholesale ethanol distribution due to the formation of marketing pools by the ethanol mills, as well as the small number of distributors that control a significant portion of the market share.

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Interdependencies between Biofuel, Fuel and Food Prices: The Case of the Brazilian Ethanol Market

Cited by 33 publications

References 68 publications

A Review of the Role of Vegetal Ecosystems in CO2 Capture

A Review of the Role of Vegetal Ecosystems in CO2 Capture

Sugarcane growth promotion by Kosakonia sp. ICB117 an endophytic and diazotrophic bacterium

Analysis of the Relationship between Ethanol Spot and Futures Prices in Brazil

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