Several geopolitical factors, aggravated by worries of global warming, have been fueling the search for and production of renewable energy worldwide for the past few years. Such demand for renewable energy is likely to benefit the sugarcane ethanol industry in Brazil, not only because sugarcane ethanol has a positive energetic balance and relatively low production costs, but also because Brazil...

Abstract Environmental alarms like climate change and rising air pollution levels in north India, particularly the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), draw attention to severe issue of Rice straw burning. Straw burning is common practice Punjab Haryana’s Indo-Gangetic plains. Large-scale residues (straw stubble) a problem that emits Green House Gases (GHGs) while polluting air, posing health p...