Economic assessment of CO2 emissions savings in Spain associated with the use of biofuels for the transport sector in 2010

Utilities Policy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-32

  Sanz, M Teresa ^a   Cansino, José M ^a   González Limón, José M ^a   Santamaría, Marta ^b   Yñiguez, Rocío ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b PwC Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofuel; European energy policy; Greenhouse gas economic assessment; Transport sector

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEGISLATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TRANSPORTATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 84904703435     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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