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> in Brazil it is 20% (sugar cane based)

30% in 2025 for cars (from 27%), 15% biodiesel in diesel for trucks (from 14%).

Source: https://www.em.com.br/politica/2025/06/7183470-governo-aumen...

> The whole bio-fuel industry is a very complex mix of economics (often requires subsidies to make sense), geopolitical (less imported oil), environmental concerns (mass scale farming soil degradation and CO2 emissions derived from it) and logistical (completely different transportation and refining process).

Don't forget lobyying by the relevant sectors!

parent matheusd 1 year ago

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