Integrated Sustainability Assessment
case study for the Brazilian ethanol context
Prof. Tadeu F. Malheiros
Eng. MSc. Carla Grigoletto Duarte
Eng. Dr. Heitor Luiz da Costa Coutinho
Eng. Dr. Ana Paula Turetta
University of São Paulo - Brazil - 2010
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Ethanol Context
• 1970/80´s
• 1990´s
• 2000´s
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Ethanol Context
• 1970/80´s
• Petroleum – high prices .....
• 1990´s
• 2000´s
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Ethanol Context
• 1970/80´s
• few concern - environmental and social impacts
• 1990´s
• 2000´s
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Ethanol Context
• 1970/80´s
• highly subsidezed by the Govern
• 1990´s
• 2000´s
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Ethanol Context
• 1980´s
• 1990´s
• ethanol crises in Brazil
• 2000´s
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Ethanol Context
• 1980´s
• 1990´s
• ethanol sector – almost closed
• 2000´s
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Ethanol Context
• 1980´s
• 1990´s
• 2000´s
• Global Warming ... CO2 .....
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Ethanol Context
• 1980´s
• 1990´s
• 2000´s
• technological development – flexfuel cars
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Flex fuel
ethanol
gasoline
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Ethanol production in Brazil
Cultivated area – 2009 – 65,000 km2
30,00
Billions of litters
25,00
20,00
15,00
10,00
5,00
0,00
harvest
total
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Ethanol
exportation
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Ethanol
plants in
Brazil
Under implementation
Operating
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Ethanol Plants Distribution – State of São Paulo
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2009/2010 – São Paulo State
ethanol
sugar
electricity
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Current modus operandi of public policy
may limit and hide
complex productive
system functioning
essential factors
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1
0,8
18
2
0,6
0,4
0,2
0
7
3
6
4
Açúcar e álcool
Agroindústria
Indústrias em geral
Usina
Agroindústria
Geral
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SENSOR
Sustainability Impact Assessment tool
Tools for Environmental, Social and
Economic Effects of Multifunctional
Land Use in European Regions
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Partners
EMBRAPA
State Environment Secretariat
State Agriculture Secretariat
UNICA
Wageningen / Alterra
Maastrich University - ICIS
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