Assessing the environmental sustainability of biofuels

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Authors
Kazamia, Elena
  Smith, Alison
Publication Date
2014-09-30
Journal Title
Trends in Plant Science
ISSN
1360-1385
Publisher
Cell Press (Elsevier)
Pages
19-618
Language
English
Type
Article
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Kazamia, E., & Smith, A. (2014). Assessing the environmental sustainability of biofuels. Trends in Plant Science, 19-618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2014.08.001
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.
Keywords
biofuels, sustainability, life cycle analysis, evidence-based policy
Sponsorship
E.K. acknowledges funding from the EU FP7 DEMA project (reference number 309086).
Funder references
BBSRC (BB/I013164/1)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2014.08.001
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/246694

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