Impact of EU biofuel policies on world agricultural production and land use

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2385-2390

  Banse, Martin ^a   van Meijl, Hans ^b   Tabeau, Andrzej ^b   Woltjer, Geert ^b   Hellmann, Fritz ^c   Verburg, Peter H ^c  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; CLUE s model; EU renewable energy directive; Global trade analysis project; LEITAP model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; REGIONAL PLANNING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; BIOFUEL POLICIES; CLUE-S MODELS; GLOBAL TRADE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

BIOFUELS;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79956357696     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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