BRICS is evolving with new members; differences will take time to resolve: Brazil FM Mauro Vieira
Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira discussed the evolution of the BRICS alliance and the importance of biofuels in addressing climate change. He highlighted Brazil's experience with ethanol and its partnership with India in developing sustainable fuel solutions. Vieira emphasized the need for global cooperation to transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources.
- ▪Brazil has developed a dual fuel system allowing the use of gasoline or ethanol in vehicles.
- ▪The partnership with India focuses on biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel.
- ▪Vieira believes that cooperation among countries is essential to combat climate change.
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What is the progress on the Brazil-India led Biofuel alliance? In the present crisis, the world is still focussed on fossil fuels not alternate energy sources. Well, fossil fuels and the oil industry are very big, very well settled. And ethanol and bio-fuels are much newer for the world. Fifty years ago, Brazil had no oil at all and we started developing ethanol to fuel our cars and our trucks, and this gave us a lot of experience. Today, it’s very normal and very common. You go to a gas station, and you can put gasoline in your car or you can put ethanol. They are dual flex, and you can use one or the other. So it’s something that’s part of our culture already, and we are partnering with so many countries, and especially with India.
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