The emerging liquid biofuel market in Argentina: Implications for domestic demand and international trade

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1479-1490

  Lamers, Patrick ^a   McCormick, Kes ^a   Hilbert, Jorge Antonio ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bioenergy; Biofuels

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOENERGY; LIQUID BIOFUEL;

BIODIESEL;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 40149111364     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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