Biofuels: What a Biopact between North and South could achieve

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 3550-3570

  Mathews, John A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biopact; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHANOL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING;

BIOPACT; GLOBAL MARKET;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY MARKET; ETHANOL; GLOBALIZATION; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 34147178903     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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