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Indonesia raises biodiesel blend to B50

04/09/2026 Go to Evidence

50% of global palm oil export volumes comes from Indonesia, which announced the introduction of the B50 blend from July 2026, with full implementation expected by October.

Agricultural Market Information System (2026).

Agricultural Market Information System. (2026, September 4). Market Monitor No. 141, September 2026. https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/AMIS_Market_Monitor_September_2026.pdf

Ethanol output projected to rise 11.7%

20/08/2026 Go to Evidence

41.88 billion litres is Brazil's estimated total ethanol production for 2026/27, an 11.7% increase from the previous crop season. Sugarcane ethanol would reach 29.98 billion litres, up 9.7%, while corn ethanol would reach 11.91 billion litres, up 17%. The mandatory blend of anhydrous ethanol in gasoline increased from 30% to 32% in late July.

Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (2026)

Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento. (2026, 20 de agosto). Nova estimativa de cana-de açúcar traz produção de 705,2 millones de toneladas na safra 2026/27. https://www.gov.br/conab/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/nova-estimativa-de-cana-de-acucar-traz-producao-de-705-2-milhoes-de-toneladas-na-safra-2026-27

LAC: 50% hydro energy at risk from El Niño drought

20/04/2026 Go to Evidence

50% of Latin America's energy comes from hydroelectric sources, making the region highly exposed to El Niño; droughts force reliance on costlier thermal plants, raising agricultural production costs (Castellanos, 2026).

(Castellanos,2026)

Salazar Castellanos, D. (2026, abril 20). Fenómeno de El Niño: mapa de cultivos y países de América Latina que tendrían mayores riesgos en 2026. Bloomberg Línea. https://www.bloomberglinea.com/economia/fenomeno-de-el-nino-mapa-de-cultivos-y-paises-de-america-latina-que-tendrian-mayores-riesgos-en-2026/

Energy transition

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The global spending gap in energy transition is 286 billion USD annually (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Basic services: gap in productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

42.7 was the external relative labor productivity index for Basic services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

42,7 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios básicos de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Cost of green hydrogen

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

2.50/kg would cost green hydrogen in Paraguay by 2030, consolidating its advantage over the regional average of $3.80/kg (IDB Invest, 2023).

BID Invest, 2023

BID Invest. (2023). ATOME: First green hydrogen & fertilizer export project in Paraguay. https://idbinvest.org/en/projects/atome-first-green-hydrogen-fertilizer-export-project-paraguay

Carbon credits

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

More than $85 million in carbon credits have been mobilized in Costa Rica since 2021, highlighting the role of agriculture and bioenergy (Bolsa Nacional de Valores, 2023).

Bolsa Nacional de Valores, 2023

Bolsa Nacional de Valores. (2023). Reporte anual de transacciones en mercados ambientales. Costa Rica

Bonds and bioeconomy

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

1 billion was the value of Brazil's first sovereign bond dedicated to the bioeconomy, issued in 2022 (Ministry of Economy Brazil, 2023).

Ministerio de Economía Brasil, 2023

Ministerio de Economía Brasil. (2023). Reporte de emisión de títulos verdes soberanos 2022-2023.