Biofuels versus food production: Does biofuels production increase food prices?

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2070-2076

  Ajanovic, Amela ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biofuels production; Costs; Food price

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; CRUDE OIL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; CO-EXISTENCE; CRUDE OIL PRICES; ENERGY DEPENDENCY; FEEDSTOCK PRICES; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; FOOD PRICE; FOOD PRICES; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOSSIL ENERGY; IMPACT FACTOR; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

BIOFUELS;

AGRICULTURAL PRICE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CEREAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; CRUDE OIL; EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; GREENHOUSE GAS; HERB; LAND USE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRASSICA NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79851486790     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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