Title: Earth 2050 from Sugarcane to Superfuel

Title: Earth 2050 – From Sugarcane to Superfuel Duration: 01:13 minutes

Description: Representatives from Shell/Raizen and Biofuels Shell talk about the importance of sugar cane ethanol Biofuel.

Earth 2050 – From Sugarcane to Superfuel Transcript

[Background music plays] Bright, cheerful music plays.

[Text displays] Barra Bonita, Brazil

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Camera pans over green fields, lone tree, small habitation, cuts to tractor and trailer crossing field.

Cristiano Borges Ethanol, Sugar, and Bioenergy Shell/Raizen

Cristiano Borges To meet the immediate and future demands we made the energy solution spring from the ground.

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Video footage of sugar cane blowing in the wind.

[Text displays] Brazilian sugar cane is currently the lowest cost, lowest-carbon fuel in the world available in commercial volumes.

[Luis Scoffone] Vice President for Biofuels Shell

Luis Scoffone Brazil is the most efficient ethanol producing country in the world. Sugar cane alcohol from Brazil can reduce the total carbon footprint by up to 70% compared with gasoline.

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Field of sugar cane at sunset. Video footage of sugar cane alcohol in large vat, cuts to interior shot of production plant, worker examining sample in a large tube.

[Text displays] Shell has invested in Raizen, a biofuels company producing over 500 million gallons of sugar cane ethanol per year.

[Video footage] Large rotating machine in production plant, cuts to outdoor shot of large building with mirror showing traffic, large highway with traffic.

Cristiano Borges The biggest challenge for fuel providers and car manufacturers is to reduce CO2 emissions over the next 20 years.

Luis Scoffone Demand for mobility will continue to grow. We believe that Biofuels are very important because they help in an immediate way. All forms of fuel are going to be needed, hydrocarbons, natural gas, biofuels, all of them are going to be part of the energy needs for the future of transportation.

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Scene cuts from busy highway to tractor and trailer harvesting sugar cane in field.

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