The fuel market effects of biofuel policies and implications for regulations based on lifecycle emissions

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Rajagopal, Deepak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fuels; indirect emissions; lifecycle; regulation

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; FUELING; LIFE CYCLE;

BINDING COMMITMENT; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; EMISSION STANDARD; GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS; INDIRECT LAND-USE CHANGES; LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; REGULATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLLUTION POLICY; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84880857644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024013     Document Type: Article

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