by Géraldine Kutas | Apr 22, 2012 | Sem categoria
Today is Earth Day. And this year we have a number of reasons to celebrate it. Perhaps the most significant one is the chance to build the future we want. In June, the world will see Brazil hosting the largest forum ever in the history of the United Nations: Rio+20....
by Géraldine Kutas | Jan 26, 2012 | Sem categoria
A lot. And the Americans will be the first to tell us. After more than three decades, the U.S. government lifted its tariff on ethanol giving the American public greater access to and an increase in environmental benefits starting in 2012. This is clearly a...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 12, 2011 | Sem categoria
That’s the question many of us are grappling with today. With the aim of meeting environmental goals, the European Commission is now due to finalize the very last provisions of the sustainability criteria it established two years ago in both the Renewable Energy...
by Géraldine Kutas | Nov 21, 2011 | Sem categoria
We at UNICA use the phrase ‘One plant, many solutions’ and I think this describes sugarcane well. Sugarcane has played a major role in helping Brazil become virtually energy independent. But that’s not all. Thanks to tremendous advances in innovation, sugarcane is...
by Géraldine Kutas | Oct 10, 2011 | Sem categoria
Last week, at the annual EU-Brazil Summit, the EU and Brazil have been discussing how to jointly tackle our global challenges – chief among them trade, climate change and economic growth. For the last four summits, leaders have pledged their unwavering commitment to...
by Géraldine Kutas | Oct 2, 2011 | Sem categoria
For five years now, European and Brazilian policymakers and officials convene to exchange views on big ticket issues for Brazil and the EU. This week they will meet in Brussels – what better place if you want to advance some critical issues between major trading...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jun 6, 2011 | Sem categoria
Welcome to our first blogpost directly from the 2011 edition of the Ethanol Summit, one of the world’s top events focused on renewable energies, which takes place in São Paulo, Brazil today and tomorrow. Today was an exciting and enriching debate surrounding solutions...
