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Alternative Technology Options for Road and Air Transport

Schippl, Jens; Fleischer, Torsten; Dieckhoff, Christian - ETAG (European Technology Assessment Group); ITAS - …; … - 2007

In the transport sector, despite a number of political initiatives, the energy demands as well as greenhouse gas … dependence of these sectors as well as related issues of energy security and economic perspectives to public and political … attention. One option to break through the vicious circle between economic growth, energy demand in transport and oil dependence …

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Biofuels sustainability criteria. Relevant issues to the proposed directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources {COM(2008) 30 final}

Johnson, Francis X.; Roman, Mikael; Hammerschlag, Roel - 2008

The role envisioned for liquid biofuels for transport has come under increased scrutiny in the past year or two, due to the potential social and environmental impacts associated with scaling up biofuels production and use from its low levelcurrently representing about 1% of transport fuels...

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Impact of the increased use of biofuels on the competitiveness of the EU food industry : final report, July 2007

Vannini, Luigi (contributor) - Università degli Studi <Bologna> / Dipartimento di … - 2007

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Production and Use of Biofuels in Developing Countries

Wiggins, Steve; Stevens, Chris; Nussbaum, Ruth - 2009

Biofuels have gone from being hailed as a greenalternative to fossil fuels to being accusedof increasing global warming, causing loss offorests and other valuable habitats, and ofincreasing poverty in the developing world. This brief examines some of the key issues surrounding biofuels and...

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