Ethical framework for biofuels

Science

Volumn 332, Issue 6029, 2011, Pages 540-541

  Buyx, Alena ^a   Tait, Joyce ^b  

^a UK Human Genetics Commission   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN RIGHTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALGA; BIOMASS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUGARCANE; TECHNOLOGY; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT; PATENT; RESEARCH; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ETHICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 79955549634     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1206064     Document Type: Review

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