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Biofuels: Potential production capacity, effects on grain and livestock sectors, and implications for food prices and consumers

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2009

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Hayes, D., Babcock, B., Fabiosa, J., Tokgoz, S. , Elobeid, A., Yu, T.-H., Dong, F. , Hart, C., Chavez, E. , Pan, S. , Carriquiry, M. , and Dumortier, J., 2009, Biofuels: Potential production capacity, effects on grain and livestock sectors, and implications for food prices and consumers: Journal of Agriculture and Applied Economics, v. 41, iss. 2, 8 p.

Summary

Mandatory targets for biofuels have led to their rapid global adoption, but ethical problems with their large-scale production are widely reported. Research is underway to find new biofuel technologies that mitigate climate change and can be produced sustainably and economically. Following an 18-month inquiry, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics has developed an ethical framework for biofuels policy-making. Based on a number of widely held ethical values, six ethical principles are introduced that should be considered in biofuels policy-making. Many current biofuels policies fail this ethical ‘test’. An overarching ethical standard for biofuels is proposed that includes the protection of human rights and the environment, full life cycle [...]

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