by Sugarcane.org | Jan 19, 2021 | Harvest, News
Sugarcane harvest update in South-Central Brazil for the second half of December 2020 Harvest update – Bi-weekly...
by Eduardo Leão | Aug 10, 2020 | air quality, ethanol
Written by Eduardo Leão de Sousa, Executive-Director at UNICA The elephant is the heaviest terrestrial animal on our planet. On average, it weighs 5 tonnes. Now, imagine 100 million of them placed on a giant scale, whose balance pan is the size of a large city, such...
by Géraldine Kutas | Feb 13, 2019 | sugarcane sector
Today we are proud to announce the nomination of the new President and CEO of UNICA, Dr. Evandro Gussi. We are enthusiastic he will direct UNICA during exciting yet challenging times for biofuels, sugar and bioelectricity, in Brazil and around the globe. A lawyer by...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jan 17, 2019 | biofuels, environmental protection
As we wind down towards the end-of-year holiday period, it’s time to take pause for our traditional reflection on the challenges and successes of the past year, and to take stock of opportunities and objectives for the year to come. One of the major European...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jun 25, 2018 | Sem categoria
The UNICA Forum has once again proved its standing as one of the most important events on bioenergy and transport. More than 600 people attended this year’s edition in São Paulo on 18 June 2018. Participants included eight candidates in Brazil’s Presidential race as...
by Géraldine Kutas | Apr 3, 2018 | Sem categoria
As every year, the 2018 edition of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) which was held in Brussels last week was another impressive event. There are very few agriculture-focused events in Brussels of the same calibre that manage to gather such an impressive...
by Leticia Phillips | Nov 14, 2016 | Sem categoria
This article originally ran at Ethanol Producer Magazine. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change entered into force in September, starting a coordinated effort by the world’s governments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and limit climate change impacts. It’s far from...
by Elizabeth Farina | Jun 11, 2016 | Sem categoria
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (known by the acronym “UNICA”) today commented on proposed 2017 renewable fuel standards by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The association also issued the following statement, which should be attributed to...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 21, 2016 | Sem categoria
This week UNICA’s President Elizabeth Farina was supposed to attend the Apex-Brazil conference on the EU-Brazil partnership, in the presence of Brazilian Ambassador to the EU Vera Machado. Of course, the event was cancelled as a consequence of the tragic events in...
by Géraldine Kutas | Mar 12, 2016 | Sem categoria
What would you think if I told you that I want to have a leading role in climate change policy but that I restrict the access of renewable solutions to my market? “You’re totally inconsistent” would be the natural answer. But this is exactly what the European...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 3, 2015 | Sem categoria
Here we are! In Paris, following another round of negotiations on climate. I hope an ambitious agreement can be found at the end of these two weeks and we are happy to provide our contribution to the debate. The sugarcane industry is committed as you can see from our...
by Géraldine Kutas | Oct 15, 2015 | Sem categoria
Yesterday, President Dilma Rousseff visited the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC), a world leading technology company gathering knowledge of the entire sugarcane value chain, and inaugurated its brand new biotechnology laboratory. Started as an association of...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 28, 2015 | Sem categoria
On Sunday, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff formally announced her country’s GHG emission reduction pledge at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Looking back at some of her country’s achievements in the fight against climate change, Mrs. Rousseff said...
by Géraldine Kutas | Sep 16, 2015 | Sem categoria
To kick the season off, I’ll be in Stockholm this week to talk about second generation biofuels, and in particular the outlook for ethanol produced in Brazilian bio-refineries. I thought it was a good opportunity to give you a short overview of what I’ll cover....
by Leticia Phillips | Jul 29, 2015 | Sem categoria
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (“UNICA”) this week submitted formal comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing changes to the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume targets for 2014, 2015 and 2016. In the past UNICA has...
