Assessing the environmental sustainability of biofuels.
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Authors
Kazamia, Elena
Smith, Alison G
Abstract
Biofuels vary in their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when displacing fossil fuels. Savings depend primarily on the crop used for biofuel production, and on the effect that expanding its cultivation has on land use. Evidence-based policies should be used to ensure that maximal sustainability benefits result from the development of biofuels.
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Keywords
biofuels, evidence-based policy, life cycle analysis, sustainability, Biofuels, Environment, Gases, Greenhouse Effect
Journal Title
Trends Plant Sci
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Journal ISSN
1360-1385
1878-4372
1878-4372
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Publisher
Elsevier BV
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Sponsorship
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/I013164/1)
E.K. acknowledges funding from the EU FP7 DEMA project (reference
number 309086).