Brazil's energy mix
- Created by: Hannah
- Created on: 15-01-13 19:28
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- Brazil's energy mix
- BRIC
- developing
- 6th biggest economy in total
- growth rate-2.8% compared to 0.5% in UK
- Oil and Gas
- 40yrs of oil left
- 20 yrs of gas left
- oil is 7000m below ground-2000water, 5000 rock= expensive to exract
- USA buys 40% of oil from Brazil
- renewable energy
- want to increase this to become more self-reliant
- BIOFUEL
- Sugarcane used-sustainable, however this diverts focus on food production
- food production of rice and beans down 20%
- Fertilisers, pesticides, fermentation... how much energy is used and chemicals
- Sugarcane used-sustainable, however this diverts focus on food production
- Natural Gas
- Brazils consumption is 86million cubic metres
- BRIC
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