Generation of alcohol production scenarios as support for the formulation of public policies applied to the adaptation of the national sugar and alcohol industry to the climate changes (AlcScens). (2012 – 2015)

The agriculture and the cattle raising, while activities that directly depend on environmental conditions for its performance, may be severely affected by the climate changes, mainly in tropical regions. This is worrying for Brazil because of the importance of agribusiness to the economy and to society as a whole. Among the agricultural crops of great importance for the country, the sugar cane has a special feature in the context of climate change due to the expansion of the use of alcohol fuel in Brazil and in the world, in the coming years, as a way of mitigating the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Coordenadora de Comunicação: Dra Vera Regina Toledo Camargo.