André Meloni Nassar

Instituto de Estudos do Comércio e Negociações Internacionais (ICONE) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Abstract
The use of agricultural-based biofuels and bio-chemicals has been expanding worldwide, with the expectation that they can be used as a source to avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the real effectiveness of these biofuels in avoiding GHG emissions when taking into account land use changes has been called into question. Since first generation biofuels and biochemical are mostly …
Integrating partial and general equilibrium models to assess biofuels expasion impacts, AP.BIOEN.R
Abstract
Brazilian agro-industrial output has experienced a cycle of strong expansion. The awareness that the era of cheap oil has reached an end and the growing energy concerns made the search for viable alternatives to hydrocarbon-based fuels into a global priority. The role of biofuels and bioenergy has shifted from a solution for reducing Green House Gases (GHG) emissions to the cause of risin…
Simulating land use and agriculture expansion in Brazil: food, energy, agro-industrial and environmental impacts, AP.BIOEN.TEM

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