Biocombustibles en Argentina, Brasil y Colombia: Avances y limitaciones.

Published in Geograficando, no. 5(5), p. 63-82.
Authors

Carrizo, S.C., Ramousse, D. and Velut, S.
Publication year 2009
DOI http://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/art_revistas/pr.4443/pr.4443.pdf
Affiliations
  • CONICET, Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires.
  • Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
  • Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, CREDAL.

 
IAI Program

iai_la_plata_basin

http://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/art_revistas/pr.4443/pr.4443.pdf
IAI Project IAI La Plata Basin
Keywords
Bioethanol
Biodiesel
Power
Agroindustry
Politics

Abstract

Biofuels introduce agricultural spaces to power production. They modify power network and productive territories governance. Biofuels are mainly criticised because they are obtained from traditional crops however, it is also interesting to find out whether this productivity is sustainable with alternative crops which would not compete with food crops, as they would be located in marginal agricultural regions. This text deals with the production of biofuels in South American countries, within their international, national and local contexts. We focus on Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, continental leaders of the sector. We also analyse the evolution of the power market, the actors involved
and the implemented politics. On a different scale, we propose the beginning
of alternative biofuel chains.