Developments in eu biofuels policy related to sustainability issues: Overview and outlook

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 292-302

  Londo, Marc ^a   Deurwaarder, Ewout ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels policy; Certification; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

LONG TERM; NON-ENERGY; POLITICAL AGENDA; PRODUCTION CHAIN; ROBUST DEVELOPMENT; SECURITY OF SUPPLY; SHORT TERM; START-UPS; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 55849142273     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.40     Document Type: Article

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