A scenario based analysis of land competition between food and bioenergy production in the US

Climatic Change

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 267-291

  Johansson, Daniel J A ^a   Azar, Christian ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOOD PROCESSING; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GASES; PUBLIC POLICY; VEGETATION;

BIOENERGY PRODUCTION; FUEL COMPETITION; PLANTATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BIOENERGY; COMMODITY PRICE; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FOOD PRODUCTION; LAND USE; POLLUTION TAX;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247197226     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9208-1     Document Type: Article

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