Sustainability of biofuels in Latin America: Risks and opportunities

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5717-5725

  Janssen, Rainer ^a   Rutz, Dominik Damian ^a  

^a WIP Renewable Energies   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Latin america; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; ARGENTINA; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL SECTOR; CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; DOMESTIC MARKETS; FOOD CROPS; GLOBAL LEVELS; GUATEMALA; HOTSPOTS; INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY; LATIN AMERICA; LATIN AMERICANS; VENEZUELA;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; COMMERCE; ETHANOL; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUEL; DIESEL; ENERGY MARKET; EXPORT; GLOBALIZATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUGAR CANE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARGENTINA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 80052743586     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.047     Document Type: Article

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