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Handbook of Bioenergy Economics and Policy : Modeling Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Implications.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2017.
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| Colección: | Natural resource management and policy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contributors; 1 Bioenergy Economics and Policy in US and Brazil: Effects on Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 1 Overview; 2 Market and Policy Incentives for Biofuel Production in the US and Brazil; 3 Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Effects of Biofuel Production in the US and Brazil; 4 Feedstocks for Cellulosic Biofuels: Production Risks and Risk Management; 5 Summary; References; Market and Policy Incentives for Biofuel Production in the US and Brazil; 2 US Biofuel Policies and Markets; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Biofuel Production; 3 U.S. Biofuel Policy.
- 3.1 The U.S. Biofuel Mandate3.2 The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; 3.3 Trade Restrictions; 4 Combining Biofuel Policies; 5 Biofuel Policies, Markets, and the Environment; 5.1 Indirect Land Use Change; 5.2 Food Versus Fuel Concerns; 5.3 Indirect Fuel Use; 5.4 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Effect; 5.5 The Indirect Coproduct Effect; 5.6 The Indirect Food Effect; 5.7 The Balance of Trade Effect; 6 Demand for Biofuel and the Blend Wall; 7 Biofuels, Risk Management, and the Contractual Environment; 8 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References.
- 3 The Sugarcane Industry and the Use of Fuel Ethanol in Brazil: History, Challenges, and OpportunitiesAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Ethanol Program and Changes in the Sugarcane Industry During the Period of Government Intervention; 2.1 The Brazilian National Ethanol Program; 2.2 Proalcool Crisis; 2.3 Deregulation of Sugarcane Production Chain; 2.4 Evaluation of Proalcool; 3 The Post-deregulation Period and the Free Market Environment; 3.1 Changes in the Growers/Mills Relationship and a New Model for Sugarcane Payment; 3.2 The Growth of the Brazilian Share in the World Sugar Market.
- 3.3 Changes in the Ethanol Market, the Influx of Foreign Capital and the Consolidation of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry3.4 The Competition Between Ethanol and Gasoline in the Free Market and the Presence of Flex-Fuel Cars; 4 Lessons from the Brazilian Experience and Future Challenges for Ethanol; References; 4 Incentives and Barriers for Liquid Biofuels in Brazil; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Ethanol Sector in Brazil; 2.1 Sugarcane Agroindustry Context and Evolution in Brazil; 2.2 Evolution of Ethanol Policies; 2.3 Fuel Prices Evolution; 3 Biodiesel Production and Use in Brazil.
- 3.1 Biodiesel Industry in Brazil3.2 Biodiesel Policy in Brazil; 3.3 Fuel Prices Evolution; 4 Final Remarks; References; 5 Prospects for Biofuel Production in Brazil: Role of Market and Policy Uncertainties; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Trends in Fuel Consumption in Brazil; 3 Competitiveness of Sugarcane Ethanol; 4 Policy Interventions in the Fuel Sector in Brazil; 4.1 Recent Policy Changes and Effect on Domestic Demand for Biofuels; 4.2 Political Economy of Biofuel Production; 5 Incentives, Risks and Uncertainties in Ethanol Markets.