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The Impacts of Biofuels on the Economy, Environment, and Poverty : A Global Perspective / edited by Govinda R. Timilsina, David Zilberman.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Natural Resource Management and Policy, 2511-8560 ; 41
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental economics.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Agriculture.
- Energy policy.
- Environmental Economics.
- Agricultural Economics.
- Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
- Local Subjects:
- Environmental Economics.
- Agricultural Economics.
- Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Interest in biofuels began with oil shocks in the 1970’s, but the more rapid development and consumption of biofuel industry in recent years has been primarily driven by mandates, subsidies, climate change concerns, emissions targets and energy security. From 2004 to 2006, fuel ethanol grew by 26% and biodiesel grew by 172%. As biofuel production continues to expand, investments in capacity expansion and research and development have been made. The 2008 food crisis emphasized the need to re-examine biofuel consequences. Biofuels remain an important renewable energy resource to substitute for fossil fuels, particularly in the transportation sector, yet biofuels’ success is still uncertain. The future of biofuels in the energy supply mix relies on mitigating potential and improving the environmental gains. This book brings together leading authorities on biofuel from the World Bank to examine all of the impacts of biofuel (economic, social, environmental) within a unified framework and in a global perspective, making it of interest to academics in agricultural and environmental economics as well as industry and policy-makers.
- Contents:
- Biofuels: An Introduction of Market and Impacts
- Technologies, Production Costs, and Support Policies
- Biofuels and Global Food Crisis.-Impact on Land
- Biofuels and Poverty
- Oil Price and Biofuels
- Biofuels and Climate Change Mitigation
- Policies for Biofuels: Direct Subsidies to Biofuels vs. Carbon Tax to Fossil Fuels
- Political Economy of Biofuels.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- ISBN:
- 1-4939-0518-X
- OCLC:
- 884645945
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