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Under the governments of Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff, Brazil aimed at creating a global market for ethanol as a green transport fuel, and ethanol diplomacy became a signature component of Brazil’s international insertion at the time. This study examines Brazil’s international ethanol strategy and creates a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and practical approaches that Brazil undertook to promote ethanol as a tool to achieve energy security and combat climate change in a framework of South-South cooperation.
“Brazil’s International Ethanol Strategy provides an excellent case study of the ways international diplomacy overlaps with energy markets in the twenty-first century. By exploring how Brazil tried to build a global market for ethanol — and how this process required multilateral engagements with countries in the global North and South — Fröhlich shows how countries like Brazil attempt to build their foreign influence through diverse and innovative diplomatic strategies.” — Dr. Jeff Garmany, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Thomas Fröhlich is an international relations scholar and expert on Latin America. His research explores the global energy transition and soft power. Thomas holds a PhD in international relations from King’s College London and a master’s degree from the University of Munich.
List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Theoretical Framework; 2. Methodology; 3. Literature Review; 4. The Brazil–US Ethanol Relationship; 5. The Brazil–Mozambique Ethanol Relationship; 6. Brazil’s Multilateral Ethanol Diplomacy; 7. Summary and Outlook; Appendix; References; Index.