BRASILIA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's government on Monday unveiled a series of incentives to spur the production and sustainable use of biomethane, a fuel that can be obtained from recycling urban and rural waste, and that can replace natural gas, diesel and gasoline.
The plan earmarks over 7 billion reals (1.4 billion U.S. dollars) to spur biomethane output, and is expected to generate at least 6,500 jobs in building and operating 25 new plants in six Brazilian states.
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