alternative incentive scheme for biodiesel consumption based on a higher price of the fossil fuel substitute. Policy simulations … show that the 10% biodiesel mandate set by the RED would not be achieved even if the fixed taxes on diesel reach the same … level as those on gasoline. Although integrating the rise in oil prices into the fiscal framework improves the biodiesel …

biodiesel produced from Jatropha curcas has gained widespread attention as Jatropha cultivation is claimed to offer green house … whether Jatropha-based biodiesel offers carbon savings depends on the carbon emissions that occur when land use is changed to … can be repaid by replacing fossil fuels with Jatropha-based biodiesel. A repayment time of almost two centuries is found …

, are often used as justifications for a U.S. federal excise tax exemption on biodiesel fuels. However, the possible effect … security benefits, are generally not considered. Taking this price response into account, the optimal U.S biodiesel subsidy is …'s environmental and security benefits. However, further positive environmental and security benefits from the biodiesel tax …

biodiesel. In the case of biodiesel, complement to fossil fuel diesel, India's predominant transport fuel, this target is to be … has been made on the ground. As the result, the deadline for blending target of 20% for biodiesel has been postponed from …'s biodiesel scene and suggests policy remedies. …