Biofuel Policies in the EU, US and Brazil

EuroChoices

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 11-17

  Miranda, Silvia ^a   Swinbank, Alan ^b   Yano, Yuki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Kyoei University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPORT; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TAX INCENTIVE;

BRAZIL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855173440     PISSN: 14780917     EISSN: 1746692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-692X.2011.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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