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16. Decarbonizing Transport: What Role for Biofuels?

Author : John A. Alic

Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

Oil continues to power the world transport system. While other major consumers, such as electric power generation, tap a diverse range of primary energy sources, some of them renewable, there are as yet no widely accepted substitutes for petroleum in transportation. Currently produced biofuels are imperfect substitutes, and expanded production has led to growing concern over land use, environmental damage, and competition with food supplies. It remains far from certain that advanced biofuels made from non-food biomass, such as agricultural residues or genetically engineered algae, will prove sustainable once full account has been taken of all impacts. Much more innovation will be needed, and success cannot be guaranteed. Policymakers need, quite urgently, better understanding of long-term prospects for sustainable biofuels.

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Metadata
Title
Decarbonizing Transport: What Role for Biofuels?
Author
John A. Alic
Copyright Year
2016
Book
The Palgrave Handbook of the International Political Economy of Energy

Print ISBN: 978-1-137-55630-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-55631-8

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55631-8_16

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