Sugarcane ethanol: Contributions to climate change - BAFF

Northeast coastal
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
Central-west Cerrados
South region
60,000
35,000
50,000
30,000
40,000
25,000
20,000
30,000
15,000
20,000
10,000
10,000
5,000
0
0
18(p)
16(p)
14(p)
12(p)
10(p)
08(e)
18(p)
16(p)
14(p)
12(p)
10(p)
08(e)
18(p)
16(p)
14(p)
12(p)
10(p)
08(e)
North-northeast Cerrados
Amazon biome
Southeast region
40,000
Prospects of the sugarcane expansion in Brazil
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Sugarcane ethanol 85
18(p)
16(p)
14(p)
12(p)
10(p)
08(e)
18(p)
16(p)
14(p)
12(p)
10(p)
08(e)
18(p)
16(p)
14(p)
12(p)
10(p)
08(e)
Pasture Grains Sugarcane
Figure 8. Projected evolution of sugarcane, grains and pasture area in agricultural regions (1,000 ha).