Mali has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha, a shrub widely available throughout the country. The aim of the program is to partially substitute diesel, which is entirely supplied through imports, with domestically produced biodiesel. In this paper, we use a computable...

In its Progress Report on Biofuels the European Commission proposes a more restrictivebiofuel directive which sets a mandatory minimum share of biofuels in total fuel consumption in thetransport sector of 10% per Member State by 2020. This is likely to have a strong impact on demandfor biofuel...

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...