Indirect land use emissions in the life cycle of biofuels: Regulations vs science

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 318-328

  Liska, Adam J ^a   Perrin, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Carbon sequestration; Deforestation; Econometric models; Greenhouse gas emissions; Land use change; Life cycle assessment; Livestock; Military; Tar sands

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMETRIC MODELS; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIVESTOCK; MILITARY; TAR SANDS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; DEFORESTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LAND USE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SANDS; TAR;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 67650922349     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.153     Document Type: Article

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