Biofuel investment in Tanzania: Omissions in implementation

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3985-3997

  Habib Mintz, Nazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Jatropha; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION; ENERGY SECURITY; EXOGENOUS FACTORS; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT; JATROPHA; MARKET PENETRATION; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; OIL PRICES; POLICY OBJECTIVES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; POVERTY REDUCTION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SECOND GENERATION; TANZANIA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; PROFITABILITY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE;

BIOFUELS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROFITABILITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

TANZANIA;

JATROPHA;

EID: 77952865798     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.023     Document Type: Article

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