ESTADO DEL ARTE SOBRE PRODUCCIÓN DE BIOCOMBUSTIBLES EN COLOMBIA: PASADO, PRESENTE Y FUTURO
STATE OF ART ON BIOFUEL PRODUCTION IN COLOMBIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Author(s): Diego Fernando Vargas, Jhon Fredy Betancur
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: biofuels; ethanol; biodiesel; regulatory framework; intellectual production in bioenergetics matter; advantages and disadvantages
Summary/Abstract: The biofuels production in Colombia can be studied from three points of view:past, present and future. A review of the state of the art in the fi eld of clean energiesshows that the regulation in this regard is widely developed and the necessary legalmechanisms have been created to encourage the biomass production, which activelycontributes to the fulfi lment of international commitments against climate change andas a response to the depletion of fossil fuels.These three perspectives of analysis show that in Colombia, fi rst of all, there are importantantecedents in terms of normative regulation of biofuels.Secondly, the literature consulted shows that biofuels have advantages and disadvantages;for example, they reduce carbon monoxide emissions and they do not pollute water, buttheir production costs and ethanol corrosivity levels are high.Thirdly, we can see challenges regarding the biofuels production based on biomassesother than sugarcane.

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