Um die deutschen Verpflichtungen im Rahmen des Burden Sharings der Europäischen Union (EU) oder noch anspruchsvollere Klimaschutzziele zu erreichen, sind besondere Anstrengungen notwendig. Zwar ist der Ausstoß von Kohlendioxid (CO2) des Straßenverkehrs in Deutschland seit 1999 um etwa 6...

Angesichts endlicher fossiler Energieressourcen und eines drohenden Klimawandels stellt sich die Frage, welchen Beitrag der Einsatz der Wasserstofftechnologie zur Versorgungssicherheit und zur Reduzierung der Emissionen von Kohlendioxid (CO2) beitragen kann. Wasserstoff stellt keine primäre...

Zwei Themen dominieren die derzeitige energiepolitische Debatte: der Klimawandel und die Versorgungssicherheit. Damit der Verkehrssektor bei zunehmender Mobilität von Personen und Gütern einen Beitrag zu diesen Zielen leisten kann, werden neben Maßnahmen, die an der Effizienz der Motoren, der...

What is second-generation biofuel technology worth to global society? A dynamic, computable partial equilibrium model (called FABLE) is used to assess changes in global land use for crops, livestock, biofuels, forestry, and environmental services, as well as greenhouse gas emissions, with and...

The lack of growth in the Brazilian sugarcane-ethanol complex since the 2008 financial crisis has been blamed on policies: lower mandate, holding gasoline prices below world levels, high fuel taxes, and inadequate fuel tax exemptions for ethanol. This paper develops an empirical model of the...

Facing a huge fiscal burden due to imports of entire petroleum despite the availability of a surplus of agricultural land to produce biofuels, Zambia, a country in Sub-Saharan Africa, has recently introduced a biofuel mandate. But, a number of questions, particularly those related to the...

Using an empirical model, this study provides some insights into the functioning of the oilseed-biodiesel-diesel market complex in a large country that determines the biodiesel price, reflecting market equilibrium changes resulting from volatility in the crude oil price. Oilseed crushing...

Life cycle analysis (LCA) is the standard approach used to evaluate the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of biofuels. However, it is increasingly recognized that LCA results do not account for some impacts-including land use changes-that have important implications on GHGs. Thus, an alternative...

Projections of U.S. ethanol production and its impacts on planted acreage, crop prices, livestock production and prices, trade, and retail food costs are presented under the assumption that current tax credits and trade policies are maintained. The projections were made using a multi-product,...