Sweet fuel : a political and environmental history of Brazilian ethanol / Jennifer Eaglin.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]Description: 1 online resource (x, 268 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197510711.Subject(s): Ethanol fuel industry -- Brazil | Biomass energy -- Brazil | Environment and Ecology | EconomicsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197510681DDC classification: 333.95390981 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: 'Sweet Fuel' traces the Brazilian industry's growth from the 1930s to the 2000s. The book examines the political investment and associated environmental and social costs that transformed Brazilian ethanol into a unique solution to the energy crisis of the 1970s and later a global solution to the climate crisis of the twenty-first century.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Sweet Fuel' traces the Brazilian industry's growth from the 1930s to the 2000s. The book examines the political investment and associated environmental and social costs that transformed Brazilian ethanol into a unique solution to the energy crisis of the 1970s and later a global solution to the climate crisis of the twenty-first century.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 21, 2023).