Biofuels; linking support to performance.

9789282101797

Biofuels; linking support to performance.

Ed. by OECD; International Transport Forum.

OECD

2008

220 pages

$105.00

Paperback

Round table; 138

TP360

Biofuels have significant promise in reducing dependence on petroleum, but the fact remains that, depending on their processing and use, they generally produce more greenhouse gases than gasoline or diesel. These and other issues are topics for examination by contributors from Brazil, Denmark, Switzerland, the UK and the US, with topics including a framework for the analysis of energy and greenhouse impacts of biofuels, the distorted economics of biofuels through subsidies and other instruments, sustainable biofuels for the transport sector, the impact of biofuels on Brazil (an economic, environmental and social analysis), and the environmental certification of biofuels. The summary includes conclusions and messages specifically for policy makers on energy and greenhouse gas impacts, subsidies, second-generation fuels, Brazilian ethanol exports, and biofuels production.

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