Risk assessment of UK biofuel developments within the rapidly evolving energy and transport sectors

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 226, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 526-548

  Hammond, Geoffrey P ^a,b   Howard, Hayley R ^a   Tuck, Andrew ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; energy security; energy transitions; food prices; high market barriers; investor confidence; land use; pollution emissions; public perception; risk assessment; stakeholder engagement; transport sector; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSITIONS; FOOD PRICES; INVESTOR CONFIDENCE; MARKET BARRIERS; POLLUTION EMISSIONS; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; TRANSPORT SECTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMERCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY SECURITY; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84870681685     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748006X12448147     Document Type: Article

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