Brazil’s sugarcane embitters the EU-Mercosur trade talks

Abstract The Brazilian government’s decision to open the Amazon biome to sugarcane expansion reignited EU concerns regarding the sustainability of Brazil’s sugar sector, hindering the ratification of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. Meanwhile, in the EU, certain conventional biofuels face stricter c...

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Main Authors: Marco Follador, Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, George Philippidis, Juliana Leroy Davis, Amanda Ribeiro de Oliveira, Raoni Rajão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93349-8