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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.04.017 |
"Unbundling" the biofuel promise: Querying the ability of liquid biofuels to deliver on socio-economic policy expectations | |
Hunsberger, Carol1; German, Laura2; Goet, Ariane3 | |
2017-09-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY |
ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 108 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Canada; USA; Germany |
英文摘要 | While excitement around biofuels initially focused on finding a clean and secure alternative to fossil fuels, many other expectations have subsequently been attached to the "biofuel boom." Biofuels are not only expected to mitigate climate change or foster domestic energy security, but also to generate employment, provide opportunities to smallholders and support decentralized energy systems. This paper interrogates the expectations attached to biofuels. We begin by examining how policies in consumer and producer countries articulate a series of expectations for biofuels that are "bundled" with the promise of cleaner energy, using the rationales behind these expectations to derive criteria for success. We then review evidence from the published literature on biofuel outcomes against these criteria to assess whether the most prevalent assumptions have been met. We find that policy expectations for biofuels are often expressed in narrow terms, failing to capture important potential impacts for example focusing on new jobs in the formal sector rather than job quality or whether employment offsets livelihood costs associated with biofuel investments. Some expectations have proven elusive irrespective of the metrics employed, for example using biofuels to improve energy access in remote rural areas. The paper concludes by discussing implications for policy and practice. |
英文关键词 | Biofuel Agrofuel Environmental governance Energy security Employment Smallholder inclusion |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000406725800073 |
WOS关键词 | SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY ; SMALLHOLDER FARMERS ; CROP PRODUCTION ; TAMIL-NADU ; JATROPHA ; ENERGY ; FOOD ; CULTIVATION ; CHALLENGES ; PROJECTS |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/19313 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; 2.Univ Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA; 3.Inst Adv Sustainabil Studies, Potsdam, Germany |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Hunsberger, Carol,German, Laura,Goet, Ariane. "Unbundling" the biofuel promise: Querying the ability of liquid biofuels to deliver on socio-economic policy expectations[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2017,108. |
APA | Hunsberger, Carol,German, Laura,&Goet, Ariane.(2017)."Unbundling" the biofuel promise: Querying the ability of liquid biofuels to deliver on socio-economic policy expectations.ENERGY POLICY,108. |
MLA | Hunsberger, Carol,et al.""Unbundling" the biofuel promise: Querying the ability of liquid biofuels to deliver on socio-economic policy expectations".ENERGY POLICY 108(2017). |
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