A review of biofuel policies in the major biofuel producing countries of ASEAN: Production, targets, policy drivers and impacts

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 822-836

  Kumar, S ^a   Shrestha, Pujan ^a   Abdul Salam, P ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

ASEAN; Biofuel; Drivers; Impacts; Policies; Second generation

Indexed keywords

ASEAN; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC MECHANISMS; IMPACTS; SECOND GENERATION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION;

BLENDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GASES; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION; TRUCK DRIVERS;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84880359478     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.06.007     Document Type: Review

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