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March 14, 2008
Bioenergy and Agriculture Promises and challenges, IFPRI 2006-
This IFPRI published document is a set of policy briefs with authors from different backgrounds examining the potential opportunities and risks bioenergy may pose for poor people and farmers in developing countries.
The briefs consider economi ...
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March 14, 2008
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EU Strategy for Biofuels, Impact Assessment, Commission of the ECs 2006
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As the purpose of the Communication on an EU Strategy for Biofuels is to carry forward the biofuels component of the Biomass Action Plan (BAP), this Impact Assessment is based largely on the Impact Assessment work carried out for the BAP, with addition ...
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March 13, 2008
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The Emerging Biofuels Market Regulatory: Trade and Development Implications, Zarrilli, UNCTAD 2006
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This study was prepared by Simonetta Zarrilli within the framework of the activities of the UNCTAD BioFuels Initiative. It demonstrates how the sharp increase in the price of petroleum products, the finite nature of fossil fuels, growing environmental ...
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March 13, 2008
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EU Strategy for Biofuels, Brussels 2006
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In order to meet sustainability goals in the EU, in particular the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions agreed under the Kyoto Protocol, it is essential to find ways of reducing emissions from transport. In order to meet these challenges and to help r ...
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March 13, 2008
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Promises and Challenges of Biofuels for the Poor in Developing Countries, von Braun and Pachauri, Essay, IFPRI 2006
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In the past several years the changing world energy situation has generated intensive discussion about biofuels, much of it promising a source of environment-friendly energy that would also be a boon to
the world’s farmers. At the same time sk ...
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March 13, 2008
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Biofuels Making Tough Choices, Vermeulen et al., IIED 2008
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The jury is still out on biofuels. But one thing at least is certain: serious trade-offs are involved in the production and use of these biomass-derived alternatives to fossil fuels. This has not been lost on the European Union. The year kicked off wit ...
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March 13, 2008
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Biofuels Production, Trade and Sustainable Development Emerging Issues, Dufey, IIED Disc. Paper 2006
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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 presents following chapters:
A brief description of the differe ...
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March 13, 2008
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International Trade in Biofuels: Good for Development and Environment? Dufey, Briefing IIED 2007
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Biofuels are heating up debates and energising activities on many policy fronts. On the surface, they offer significant opportunities to pursue environment and development goals both globally and domestically. There are both synergies and trade-offs be ...
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March 13, 2008
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Promises and Challenges of Biofuels, Keynote Address, Joachim von Braun, IFPRI 2007
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A comprehensive policy framework will be fundamental to developing biofuels in such a way that they contribute towards energy security and environmental sustainability, and are pro-poor.
Such a framework requires three pillars:
Science a ...
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March 12, 2008
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Biofuels - Opportunity or Threat to the Poor? Issue Paper, SDC July 2007
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Rising demand for energy in emerging countries, dependence on oil from politically unstable regions and expected fossil fuel shortages have made energy security an increasingly critical issue. In addition, the projected impacts of clim ...
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