GSB / LACAf

Modern and sustainable bioenergy production may be an effective way to substitute substantial portions of energy demand for transportation in the future. Since the overall scale of bioenergy production will in part depend on the availability of fertile land with good climatic conditions, it is clear that, if food production is to be increased to meet future needs and biodiversity protected, basically the world will consider the Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa for future expansion of bioenergy.

LACAf Project objective is to create a robust and updated perspective for sustainable bioenergy development in these regions, particularly considering the use of sugarcane as feedstock for producing biofuel and bioelectricity; and focusing on some countries (Colombia, Guatemala, Mozambique and South Africa), aiming to build a base for consistent decision making and offering a possible approach for similar contexts.

In addition to consider national development objectives, LACAf is in line with GSB Project goal, i.e., to sustainably meet a substantial fraction of future demand for energy services  while feeding humanity and meeting other needs from managed lands, preserving wildlife habitat, and maintaining environmental quality.

BIOENERGY CONTRIBUTION OF LATIN AMERICA&CARIBBEAN AND AFRICA TO THE GSB PROJECT

To discover and develop new knowledge related to the sustainable (social, environmental and economic) production of sugarcane, The LACAf-Cane-I project will contribute to the GSB Project goal, i.e., to sustainably meet a substantia fraction of future (2050) demand for energy services (= 25% of global mobility or equivalent) while feeding humanity and meeting other needs from managed lands, preserving wildlife habitat, and maintaining environmental quality. The produced feedstock is expected to be used for bioenergy: bioethanol (for gasoline substitution) and bioelectricity, both using advanced first and second generation technologies.