Environmental authorities and biofuel controversies

Environmental Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-79

  Mol, Arthur P J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental state; Fair fuels; Globalisation; Governance; NGOs

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 77951017337     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010903396085     Document Type: Article

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