Biofuel scenarios in a water perspective: The global blue and green water footprint of road transport in 2030

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 764-775

  Gerbens Leenes, P W ^a   van Lienden, A R ^a   Hoekstra, A Y ^a   van der Meer, Th H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Energy; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MAIZE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; ROAD TRANSPORT; SORGHUM; SOYBEAN; SUGAR CANE; WATER DEMAND; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WHEAT;

BRAZIL; CHINA; UNITED STATES;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; ELAEIS; GLYCINE MAX; JATROPHA; SACCHARUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865753724     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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