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Assessing the sustainability of biofuels: A logic-based model

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2011

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Edgard, Gnansounou, 2011, Assessing the sustainability of biofuels: A logic-based model: Energy, v. 36, iss. 4, p. 2089-2096.

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Over the last decade, the production and consumption of biofuels increased rapidly worldwide, in an attempt to reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions, diversify transportation fuels, promote renewable energy, and create or maintain employment, especially in rural areas and developing countries. Although policy instruments being currently implemented in industrialized regions focus on sustainable biofuels, the definition and assessment of sustainability remains a highly debated issue. Several countries have adopted compulsory targets or financial incentives for promoting biofuels, and only a few countries have accounted for sustainability certification schemes for those biofuels within their policy framework. In this paper, a logic-based [...]

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