Are biofuels a feasible option?

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-14

  Goldemberg, José ^a   Guardabassi, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Ethanol; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIOFUELS; DEFORESTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR BEETS; SUGARS;

AMAZONIA; ETHANOL PRODUCTIONS; FOOD PRICES; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ETHANOL;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; EMISSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56949097863     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.08.031     Document Type: Article

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