Biofuels for Transportation

WTO disciplines and biofuels: opportunities and constraints in the creation of a global marketplace

Producing fuel from agricultural crops has already raised questions about the impacts on the supply of food and land. What has received less attention is the shift that would result in the location of feedstock ...

Oct 2006
Biofuels – At what cost? - Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in the United States

This report examines government support for ethanol and biodiesel in the United States. Current government subsidy policies at the federal, state and, to the extent possible, local level have been surveyed. This analysis forms part ...

Oct 2006
Biofuels production, trade and sustainable development: emerging issues

This paper seeks to provide a preliminary identification of the main sustainable development issues involved in the debate around production and trade in biofuels.The paper is organised as follows.Chapter 2 provides a brief description of ...

Sep 2006
Biofuels for transportation: global potential and implications for sustainable agriculture and energy in the 21st century

The report Biofuels for Transportation: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy in the 21st Century, realized by the Worldwatch Institute for the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV), ...

Jun 2006
Promotion and use of biofuels in the United Kingdom - UK report to European Commission under Article 4 of the Biofuels Directive

This report fulfils the UK’s obligation to the report to the European Commission by 1 July 2006 on the effectiveness of UK Government support for biofuels during the calendar year 2005, as required by Article ...

Jun 2006
Biofuels in Europe – perspectives and policy approaches

This document contains a presentation by meó Consulting Team during the International Conference on “Biofuels for Transportation – Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture, Energy, and Security in the 21st Century” that was held ...

Jun 2006
Biofuels in the European Union - A vision for 2030 and beyond

The expected growth of the biofuels market and the development of new transformation pathways make it timely to investigate new integrated refining schemes. The co-production of fuels, heat & power and co-products in integrated biorefineries ...

May 2006
The hydrogen economy - A non-technical review

There is a growing belief among policy-makers, environmental organisations, energy analysts and industry leaders that hydrogen is the fuel of the future that will revolutionise the way we produce and use energy. In the long ...

Jan 2006
Comparison of transport fuels - Final report (EV45A/2/F3C) to the Australian greenhouse office on the stage 2 study of life-cycle emissions analysis of alternative fuels for heavy vehicles

This report responds to a brief from the Australian Greenhouse Office to undertake:a comparison of road transport fuel emissions through a full fuel-cycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and emissions affecting air quality; and for ...

Jan 2006
Energy crops: current status and future prospects

Energy crops currently contribute a relatively small proportion to the total energy produced from biomass each year, but the proportion is set to grow over the next few decades. This paper reviews the current status ...

Jan 2006
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