Can new legislation in importing countries represent new barriers to the development of an international ethanol market?

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3154-3162

  De Souza, Raquel R ^a   Schaeffer, Roberto ^a   Meira, Irineu ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Trade barriers; World trade organization

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL PRODUCTION; EUROPEAN UNION; NON-TARIFF TRADE; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION; TECHNICAL BARRIERS; TRADE BARRIERS; WORK ANALYSIS; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONS;

GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

ETHANOL;

BIOENERGY; ENERGY MARKET; ETHANOL; EXPORT; IMPORT; LEGISLATION; OIL PRODUCTION; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

BRAZIL; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955920939     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.066     Document Type: Article

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