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Review of Environmental, Economic and Policy Aspects of Biofuels

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dc.contributor.authorRajagopal, Deepak
dc.contributor.authorZilberman, David
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-06T20:50:57Z
dc.date.available2012-06-06T20:50:57Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.description.abstractThe world is witnessing a sudden growth in production of biofuels, especially those suited for replacing oil like ethanol and biodiesel. This paper synthesizes what the environmental, economic, and policy literature predicts about the possible effects of these types of biofuels. Another motivation is to identify gaps in understanding and recommend areas for future work. The analysis finds three key conclusions. First, the current generation of biofuels, which is derived from food crops, is intensive in land, water, energy, and chemical inputs. Second, the environmental literature is dominated by a discussion of net carbon offset and net energy gain, while indicators relating to impact on human health, soil quality, biodiversity, water depletion, etc., have received much less attention. Third, there is a fast expanding economic and policy literature that analyzes the various effects of biofuels from both micro and macro perspectives, but there are several gaps. A bewildering array of policies - including energy, transportation, agricultural, trade, and environmental policies - is influencing the evolution of biofuels. But the policies and the level of subsidies do not reflect the marginal impact on welfare or the environment. In summary, all biofuels are not created equal. They exhibit considerable spatial and temporal heterogeneity in production. The impact of biofuels will also be heterogeneous, creating winners and losers. The findings of the paper suggest the importance of the role biomass plays in rural areas of developing countries. Furthermore, the use of biomass for producing fuel for cars can affect access to energy and fodder and not just access to food.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8230679/review-environmental-economic-policy-aspects-biofuels
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4341
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7337
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4341
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSENCE OF OXYGEN
dc.subjectACCESS TO ENERGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESIDUES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WASTES
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectALFALFA
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE FUEL
dc.subjectANAEROBIC DIGESTION
dc.subjectANHYDROUS ETHANOL
dc.subjectANIMAL DUNG
dc.subjectANIMAL POWER
dc.subjectANIMAL WASTE
dc.subjectANIMAL WASTES
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBARRELS OF OIL
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGY USE
dc.subjectBIOMASS FEEDSTOCK
dc.subjectBIOMASS GASIFICATION
dc.subjectBIOMASS PRODUCTION
dc.subjectBOILERS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON MONOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON NEUTRAL
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSET
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCELLULOSE
dc.subjectCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
dc.subjectCELLULOSIC CONVERSION
dc.subjectCELLULOSIC ETHANOL
dc.subjectCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK
dc.subjectCHEMICAL CONVERSION
dc.subjectCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectCHEMICAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectCHEMICAL PROPERTIES
dc.subjectCLEANER ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOGENERATION
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION OF LIGNIN
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF PETROLEUM
dc.subjectCONVERSION EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCONVERSION FACILITY
dc.subjectCONVERSION OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectCONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO FUELS
dc.subjectCONVERSION OF CELLULOSE TO ETHANOL
dc.subjectCONVERSION OF WOOD
dc.subjectCONVERSION OF WOOD TO ETHANOL
dc.subjectCONVERSION PROCESS
dc.subjectCOOK STOVES
dc.subjectCORN ETHANOL
dc.subjectCORN GLUTEN
dc.subjectCORN GLUTEN MEAL
dc.subjectCORN GRAIN
dc.subjectCORN OIL
dc.subjectCORN PRICES
dc.subjectCORN STOVER
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL PRICE
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL USE
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR GASOLINE
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL ENGINE
dc.subjectDIESEL ENGINES
dc.subjectDIESEL GENERATORS
dc.subjectDIESEL USE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRIC GRID
dc.subjectELECTRIC VEHICLES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY FROM BIOMASS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY CONTENT OF ETHANOL
dc.subjectENERGY CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY CROPS
dc.subjectENERGY INPUT
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectETHANOL FROM CORN
dc.subjectETHANOL FUEL
dc.subjectETHANOL PLANT
dc.subjectETHANOL PRICES
dc.subjectETHANOL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM CORN
dc.subjectFEEDSTOCK
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL ENERGY
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL USE
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL CELL
dc.subjectFUEL CELL VEHICLES
dc.subjectFUEL CELLS
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL DEMAND
dc.subjectFUEL OIL
dc.subjectFUEL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFUEL USE
dc.subjectGAS TURBINES
dc.subjectGASIFICATION OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectGASIFICATION PROCESSES
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGASOLINE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectGASOLINE DEMAND
dc.subjectGASOLINE PRICE
dc.subjectGASOLINE USE
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEMICELLULOSE
dc.subjectHIGH LIPID CONTENT
dc.subjectHYDROGEN
dc.subjectHYDROGEN SULFIDE
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectIMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectIMPURITIES
dc.subjectINTERNAL COMBUSTION
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKILOWATT HOUR
dc.subjectLIGNIN
dc.subjectLIQUID FUELS
dc.subjectLIQUID HYDROCARBONS
dc.subjectMANURE
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMODERN FUELS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS FEEDSTOCK
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS PRICES
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNONRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectNUCLEAR ENERGY
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectOIL IMPORTS
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOIL SUPPLY
dc.subjectOIL USE
dc.subjectOILS
dc.subjectOPEN BURNING
dc.subjectOPEN-FIELD BURNING
dc.subjectORGANIC CARBON
dc.subjectORGANIC MATERIAL
dc.subjectOXYGEN
dc.subjectPARTICULATE
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER
dc.subjectPARTICULATES
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPETROLEUM DIESEL
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPHOSPHORUS
dc.subjectPHOTOSYNTHESIS
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOTASSIUM
dc.subjectPOWER PLANT
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPRICE OF OIL
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectPRIMARY SOURCE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectPROCESS HEAT
dc.subjectPRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION OF ETHANOL
dc.subjectPRODUCTION OF FERTILIZERS
dc.subjectPYROLYSIS
dc.subjectQUANTITY OF FUEL
dc.subjectRAW BIOMASS
dc.subjectRAW MATERIAL
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY USE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectSOURCE OF ETHANOL
dc.subjectSPACE HEATING
dc.subjectSUGARCANE
dc.subjectSUGARCANE ETHANOL
dc.subjectSUGARCANE MOLASSES
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE FOR BIOMASS
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectSURPLUS BAGASSE
dc.subjectSYNTHESIS GAS
dc.subjectTHERMAL UNIT
dc.subjectTIDAL ENERGY
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIOMASS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION FUEL
dc.subjectUTILIZATION OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWOOD CHIPS
dc.titleReview of Environmental, Economic and Policy Aspects of Biofuelsen
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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