Biofuels for Transportation
| Considering trade policies for liquid biofuels Bioenergy is playing an increasingly important role as an alternative and renewable source of energy. Bioenergy includes solid biomass, biogas, and liquid biofuels. Combustion of biomass residues for heat and power generation is... |
Sep 2007 |
| Biofuels – At what cost? (Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in selected OECD countries) This paper provides an overview of policy measures currently applied to support the production and consumption of biofuels. It also discusses how the different policies supportive of biofuels interact with broader agricultural,... |
Sep 2007 |
| IEA Bioenergy Annual Report 2006 Renewable energy is of growing importance in responding to concerns over the environment and security of energy supply. Biomass is unique in providing the only renewable source of fixed carbon, which is an essential ingredient in... |
Jul 2007 |
| The rush to ethanol: not all biofuels are created equal - Analysis and recommendations for U.S. biofuels policy Corn-based ethanol has emerged as a leading contender to reduce dependence on fossil fuel–based gasoline. At first glance, corn-based ethanol seems simple, even patriotic: take the sugar from corn that U.S. farmers grow, and... |
Jul 2007 |
| Biofuels, agriculture and poverty reduction This paper addresses the role of biofuels in development and poverty reduction. For example, it has been argued that:energy crops are beginning a green revolution in Brazil;a bioproduct-based agro-revolution can offer a new... |
Jun 2007 |
| Liquid biofuels in transport: conclusions and recommendations of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) As a result of renewed and growing interest in biofuels as a renewable energy source to substitute petroleum-derived products in the transport sector, the GEF received a number of project proposals to support biofuels in... |
May 2007 |
| UK biomass strategy This strategy brings together current government policies on biomass for industry, energy and transport and provides a framework for the development of biomass as a whole. It recognises that the EU and wider international... |
May 2007 |
| New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity - Biodiversity and liquid biofuel production The Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) is mandated to identify new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. In a meeting held by teleconference... |
Apr 2007 |
| Small-scale production and use of liquid biofuels in Sub-Saharan Africa: perspectives for sustainable development This background paper focuses on the impact of biofuels for small-scale development and use by households, farmers, communities, etc. Its emphasis is on the sustainable development of biofuels to increase modern energy access to... |
2007 |
| Well-to-wheels analysis of future automotive fuels and powertrains in the European context EUCAR, CONCAWE and JRC (the Joint Research Centre of the EU Commission) have updated their joint evaluation of the Well-to-Wheels energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for a wide range of potential future fuel and... |
Mar 2007 |
