International trade in biofuels: an introduction to the special issue Export

@article{citeulike:5196863, abstract = {Currently, many countries are establishing goals for substituting biofuels for fossil fuels. These goals usually foresee 5–10\% substitution while today's production, in most countries, is far below 2\%. Evidently, many countries will seek to meet their ambitious biofuel targets through imports. This global trade in biofuels, which is to some extent already taking place, will have a major impact not only on other commodity markets like vegetable oils or animal fodder but also on the global land use change and on environmental impacts. This special issue focuses on the relation between trading, policy making and sustainability impacts of biofuels. It demonstrates the strong but complex link between biofuels production and the global food market, it unveils policy measures as the main drivers for production and use of biofuels and it analyzes various sustainability indicators and certification schemes for biofuels with respect to minimizing the adverse effects of biofuels while maximizing the benefits of the future use of biofuels.}, author = {Zah, Rainer and Ruddy, Thomas F.}, citeulike-article-id = {5196863}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.005}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959652609001814}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.citeulike.org/pdf/user/ruddyconsult/article/5196863/zah_09_international.pdf}, day = {29}, doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.005}, issn = {09596526}, journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production}, keywords = {2007june, bioenergy}, month = {May}, posted-at = {2009-08-19 07:54:27}, priority = {2}, title = {International trade in biofuels: an introduction to the special issue}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.005}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5196863 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5196863 N2 - Currently, many countries are establishing goals for substituting biofuels for fossil fuels. These goals usually foresee 5–10% substitution while today's production, in most countries, is far below 2%. Evidently, many countries will seek to meet their ambitious biofuel targets through imports. This global trade in biofuels, which is to some extent already taking place, will have a major impact not only on other commodity markets like vegetable oils or animal fodder but also on the global land use change and on environmental impacts. This special issue focuses on the relation between trading, policy making and sustainability impacts of biofuels. It demonstrates the strong but complex link between biofuels production and the global food market, it unveils policy measures as the main drivers for production and use of biofuels and it analyzes various sustainability indicators and certification schemes for biofuels with respect to minimizing the adverse effects of biofuels while maximizing the benefits of the future use of biofuels. JF - Journal of Cleaner Production SN - 09596526 TI - International trade in biofuels: an introduction to the special issue KW - 2007june KW - bioenergy AU - Zah, Rainer AU - Ruddy, Thomas PY - 2009/05/29/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.005 ER -