Representatives from 15 countries, plus Brazil, will be in São Paulo, on Wednesday (19), to discuss the future of biofuels. The event will happen in the same week of an international conference on the same theme. This is not a coincidence, according to senator João Tenório (PSDB-AL), president of the Permanent Subcommittee on Biofuels. On the contrary, the goal is to invite the representatives to discuss the subject. According to João Tenório, representatives are now more aware of the need to include the two Powers – the Executive and the Legislative – in the discussions over the most relevant issues of international relations. “Parliamentary diplomacy”, as he noticed, may facilitate the dialogue between governments and their parliaments when it comes to put into practice the decisions made by the Executive. In the senator’s opinion, the meeting of representatives from United States, Asia, and Europe, in São Paulo, will help spreading biofuel production throughout the world.- Hopefully these representatives will spread the message, and speak of the need to expand biofuel production to other continents, like Africa. Biofuel production should not be focused in one country; it has to be spread throughtout the world – said João Tenório, who will preside over the Parliaments and Biofuels seminar at the Hotel Grand Hyatt, in São Paulo.
In order to make it viable, says the senator, biofuel production needs scale. To create that scale, representatives must offer incentives to develop the activity. Among the themes to be discussed, there is the comparative analysis of different national regulations on the subject.
João Tenório concedes that biofuel production is greatly criticized by those who believe that this activity could lead to lessening food production. But he affirms that he is ready to challenge these arguments. All over the world, says the senator, 10 million hectares are currently destined to biofuels, while 1.2 billion hectares are destined to food production.
- These arguments do not resist a 10-minute discussion – says the senator, highlighting that it is still necessary to have more discussions on the theme.
According to Tenório, a slight increase in the productivity of cattle raising in Brazil would free up approximately 60 million hectares in the country, a space that could be destined to biofuels. In this scenario, an additional 250 billion liters of ethanol would be produced, an amount that could replace 12.5% of all gasoline consumed in the world, he informed.
The senator said that trade barriers imposed by developed countries on the imports of biofuels will also be discussed. Barriers are often defended by representatives who have ties with rural producers in their countries. In Tenório’s opinion, it is necessary to handle the subject with care. He defends a certain level of market protection that would make local production of biofuels more attractive.
- If local production is completely unprotected, there will be no production in countries like the United States. This is not good, because it would also diminish the interest in biofuels – says João Tenório.(Agência Senado)
João Tenório concedes that biofuel production is greatly criticized by those who believe that this activity could lead to lessening food production. But he affirms that he is ready to challenge these arguments. All over the world, says the senator, 10 million hectares are currently destined to biofuels, while 1.2 billion hectares are destined to food production.
- These arguments do not resist a 10-minute discussion – says the senator, highlighting that it is still necessary to have more discussions on the theme.
According to Tenório, a slight increase in the productivity of cattle raising in Brazil would free up approximately 60 million hectares in the country, a space that could be destined to biofuels. In this scenario, an additional 250 billion liters of ethanol would be produced, an amount that could replace 12.5% of all gasoline consumed in the world, he informed.
The senator said that trade barriers imposed by developed countries on the imports of biofuels will also be discussed. Barriers are often defended by representatives who have ties with rural producers in their countries. In Tenório’s opinion, it is necessary to handle the subject with care. He defends a certain level of market protection that would make local production of biofuels more attractive.
- If local production is completely unprotected, there will be no production in countries like the United States. This is not good, because it would also diminish the interest in biofuels – says João Tenório.(Agência Senado)
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