Publication: Biofuels - At What Cost? A review of costs and benefits of U.K. biofuel policies (13 Oct 2013)

Biofuels - At What Cost? A review of costs and benefits of U.K. biofuel policies

» Christopher Charles, Richard Bridle, Tom Moerenhout, IISD, 2013.Paper, 51 pages, copyright: IISD

This report evaluates some of the principal issues associated with the U.K.'s biofuel industry, including support policies, employment creation, emissions abatement, and the role of biofuels and other renewable technologies in meeting EU renewable energy targets. It assesses the costs and benefits of the U.K.’s policies in meeting the objectives that EU member states have set out to achieve, including increased energy security, improvements in environmental performance and the generation of additional economic value. The report finds:

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