Biofuels : Markets, Targets and Impacts

This paper reviews recent developments in biofuel markets and their economic, social and environmental impacts. Several countries have introduced mandates and targets for biofuel expansion. Production, international trade and investment have increa...

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Main Authors:	Timilsina, Govinda R., Shrestha, Ashish
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACID AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES AIR AIR POLLUTANTS AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY ALTERNATIVE FUELS ANAEROBIC DIGESTION APPROACH AVAILABILITY BAGASSE BALANCE BIODIESEL BIOENERGY BIOFUEL BIOFUEL INDUSTRIES BIOFUEL INDUSTRY BIOFUEL PRODUCTION BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGIES BIOFUEL USE BIOFUELS BIOFUELS INDUSTRY BIOFUELS PRODUCTION BIOFUELS TECHNOLOGIES BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL BIOMASS BIOMASS ENERGY BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY BIOMASS USING CANE ETHANOL CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON LOSSES CARBON MONOXIDE CELLULOSE CELLULOSIC ETHANOL CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS CHEMICAL BIOMASS CONVERSION CHEMICAL PROCESS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CO CO2 COAL COGENERATION COMBUSTION CONCENTRATES CONVENTIONAL DIESEL CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE COOKING COOKING OIL CORN CORN CROP CORN ETHANOL CORN PRICE CORN PRICES CORN PRODUCTION CORN STOVER COST OF ETHANOL COST OF SUGARCANE COSTS OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION CROP RESIDUES CULTIVATED LAND CUMULATIVE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DEFORESTATION DEMAND FOR ETHANOL DEMONSTRATION PLANT DIESEL DIESEL CONSUMPTION DIESEL FUEL DISTILLERY DROUGHT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ELECTRICITY EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTIONS ENERGY CARRIER ENERGY CARRIERS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT ENERGY GAINS ENERGY INPUT ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY OUTPUT ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ESTER ETBE ETHANOL ETHANOL BLENDING ETHANOL IMPORTS ETHANOL INDUSTRY ETHANOL OUTPUT ETHANOL PLANT ETHANOL PLANTS ETHANOL PRODUCER ETHANOL PRODUCTION ETHANOL PRODUCTION COSTS ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS ETHANOL PROGRAM FEEDSTOCK FEEDSTOCK COSTS FEEDSTOCK PRICES FEEDSTOCKS FERMENTATION FOOD CROPS FOREST LAND FOREST LANDS FOREST RESIDUES FOSSIL FOSSIL DIESEL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FOSSIL FUEL COUNTERPARTS FOSSIL FUELS FUEL DEMAND FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL ETHANOL FUEL ETHANOL INDUSTRY FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION FUEL PRICES FUEL PRODUCTION FUEL REPLACEMENT FUEL SUPPLY GAS PRICES GASIFICATION GASOLINE GASOLINE CONSUMPTION GASOLINE SALES GENERATION GHG GRAIN PRICES GREEN ENERGY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS GREENHOUSE GAS RELEASE HEAT HEMICELLULOSE HIGH ETHANOL HYDROCARBONS HYDROLYSIS JATROPHA LAND USE LIGNIN LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS LIPIDS LIQUID FUEL LIQUID FUELS LUBRICITY MAIZE METHANE METHANOL MICROALGAE MIXTURE OF ETHANOL NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NITROGEN NITROGEN FERTILIZER OCTANE VALUE OIL OIL CRISIS OIL DEMAND OIL IMPORTS OIL PALM OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OIL PRODUCTION OIL SEEDS OIL USE OILS ORGANIC CARBON PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTANT EMISSIONS POLLUTANTS POWER POWER PLANTS PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE OF GASOLINE PRICE OF OIL PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION OF FEEDSTOCKS RAPESEED RAPESEED OIL REGULAR GASOLINE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY RENEWABLE ENERGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES RENEWABLE FUEL RENEWABLE FUELS SEWAGE SORGHUM SOY OIL SOYBEAN OIL SOYBEAN PRODUCTION SUGAR SUGAR BEET SUGAR BEETS SUGAR CANE SUGARCANE SUGARCANE CULTIVATION SUGARCANE ETHANOL SUGARCANE PRODUCTION SUGARS SULFUR SULFUR EMISSIONS SYNTHETIC GAS TAX CREDIT TAX CREDITS TAX EXEMPTION TRANSPORT SECTOR TROPICAL FOREST VEGETABLE OIL VEGETABLE OILS VEHICLES VOLUME OF ETHANOL WASTE MATERIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER MANAGEMENT WATER VAPOR WHEAT WIND WOOD WOOD WASTES
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