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Implementing Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels and Bioliquids: a case study of
Jatropha cultivation in Central and South America
Catherine Bowyer, Hakon By, Nele Bünner – February 2010
Summary
Sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids are the...
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Implementing Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels and Bioliquids: a case study of
Jatropha cultivation in Central and South America
Catherine Bowyer, Hakon By, Nele Bünner – February 2010
Summary
Sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids are the favoured policy tool for
delivering these types of products in a way that leads to greenhouse gas (GHG)
emission reduction while respecting environmental and social goals.
Despite the
extensive debate over the nature, phrasing and interpretation of sustainability
criteria, there is only limited information available about the on-the-ground
knowledge of producers, their perceptions of sustainability criteria, current practices
and future aspirations.
There is a need to understand the current situation and the
anticipated response, in particular to the legally binding requirements applicable to
all biofuels and bioliquids used to meet targets under the EU Renewable Energy
Directive (2009/28/EC).
This briefing examines where and how
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