Brazils International Ethanol Strategy: Lulas Quest for a Global Biofuels Market

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Under the governments of Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, Brazil aimed at creating a global market for ethanol as a green transport fuel, and ethanol diplomacy became a signature component of Brazils international insertion at the time. This study examines Brazils international ethanol strategy and creates a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and practical approaches that Brazil undertook to promote ethanol as a tool to achieve energy security and combat climate change in a framework of South-South cooperation.

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Brazils International Ethanol Strategy provides an excellent case study of the ways international diplomacy overlaps with energy markets in the twenty-first century. By exploring how Brazil tried to build a global market for ethanol and how this process required multilateral engagements with countries in the global North and South Frhlich shows how countries like Brazil attempt to build their foreign influence through diverse and innovative diplomatic strategies. Dr. Jeff Garmany, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia.

In the last 40 years Brazil has successfully implemented a complex, multimillion and safe ethanol (and biofuel) industry. The use of ethanol in light vehicles saves Brazil from the oil shocks, the oil prices volatility and will save the country from climate change. It is worth nothing that other economies have been interested in how Brazil did that! And that's what Mr Frhlich has been studying and brings light on in this book. Fernanda Delgado, Professor and Strategic Advisor at FGV Energia, Brazil

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Thomas Frhlich is an international relations scholar and expert on Latin America. His research explores the global energy transition and soft power. Thomas holds a PhD in international relations from Kings College London and a masters degree from the University of Munich.