Competition between biomass and food production in the presence of energy policies: A partial equilibrium analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1127-1138

  Ignaciuk, Adriana ^a   Vohringer F ^a   Ruijs, A ^a   van Ierland, E C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Energy policy; Partial equilibrium model

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD PROCESSING; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FOOD PRODUCTION; PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ENERGY POLICY; FOOD PRODUCTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 32544456312     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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