The Caribbean

Abstract

This chapter analyzes the potential and current status of ethanol and biodiesel production in Caribbean countries. It first assesses the potential for biofuel production, given actual feedstock availability in these countries, and potential biofuel mandates. It then analyzes the current situation of biofuel production, and the impacts that trade policies, such as the Caribbean Basin Initiative, have had on investments in biofuels in the last several years. The largest biofuel sectors in the region are for sugarcane-based ethanol production in Jamaica, Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago. The chapter surveys the status of nine individual countries and territories, and reviews the current situation of biofuel production, based on the latest available information from published literature and media press releases.