New Report from Harvard Kennedy School Researchers Calls for Changes to Biofuels Incentives |
29 Jul 08 |
Despite pressure from biofuel critics, governments should avoid simplistic and precipitous changes in course such as rollback or moratoria on existing biofuels mandates or incentives, according to a new report from the Harvard Kennedy School which stems from a two-day workshop in May 2008 hosted by Harvard Kennedy School, in cooperation with the Global Bioenergy Partnership and Venice International University. The report urges governments to initiate an orderly, innovation-enhancing transition towards incentives targeted on multi-dimensional goals for biofuels development. These goals should include poverty alleviation, reducing net greenhouse gas emissions, increasing use of non-food feedstocks, attaining sustainable biofuel production targets and conserving biodiversity.
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