How do biofuel use mandates cause uncertainty? United states environmental protection agency cellulosic waiver options

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 570-586

  Meyer, Seth ^a   Thompson, Wyatt ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel mandate; Cellulosic biofuel; Greenhouse gas emissions; Mandate compliance costs; Renewable Fuel Standard; Waiver

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871288278     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/pps033     Document Type: Article

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