US ethanol tariff unlikely to be eliminated by Obama administration under “Energy Partnership for the Americas”

The Americas Society and the Council of the Americas published an outline of the “Energy Partnership for the Americas” proposed by President-elect Barack Obama during the US Presidential campaign. The group reported on Obama’s support for increased ties with Brazil by developing biofuels markets, and the promotion of biofuels-related jobs and technology. However, the group did not sound an optimistic note on chances that an Obama administration would reverse ethanol subsidies and eliminate a tariff on Brazilian ethanol.

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