Assessing the environmental sustainability of biofuels

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 615-618

  Kazamia, Elena ^a   Smith, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Evidence based policy; Life cycle analysis; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; GAS;

ENVIRONMENT; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

BIOFUELS; ENVIRONMENT; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 84908121976     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.08.001     Document Type: Note

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