International trade in biofuels: an introduction to the special issue

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages S1-

  Zah, Rainer ^a   Ruddy, Thomas F ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Land use; Policy making; Subsidies; Sustainability; Trade

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; OILS AND FATS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; GLOBAL FOOD MARKETS; LAND-USE CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; POLICY MEASURES; SUBSIDIES; SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

BIOFUELS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951621117     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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