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"Since they were heralded as a key weapon in the fight against climate change, agrofuels have been criticised heavily for doing more harm than good due to deforestation and stealing agricultural land essential to farmers in the developing world. This book asks whether there is any place for agr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Houtart, François, 1925-2017
Otros Autores: Bawtree, Victoria, 1934-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: London ; New York : New York : Pluto Press ; Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Edición:1st English language ed.
Colección:Transnational Institute series.
Temas:
Energy crops industry.
Energy crops > Environmental aspects.
Energy crops > Economic aspects.
Cultures énergétiques > Industrie.
Cultures énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement.
Cultures énergétiques > Aspect économique.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Energy and development
  • The twin crises : energy and climate
  • The neoliberal discourse on climate change
  • Agrofuels and agroenergy
  • Ethanol production
  • Agrodiesel production
  • The collateral effects of agrofuels
  • The socio-economic dimensions of agroenergy
  • Alternative ways of solving the climate and energy crises and the role of agrofuels.

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