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Stagnating Jatropha Biofuel Development in Southwest China: An Institutional Approach
Li, Jia; Bluemling, Bettina; Mol, Arthur P. J.; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 6, pp. 3192-3212
Biodiesel from jatropha has been considered as a promising alternative to fossil fuels for some time. Consequently … biodiesel industry also gained interest. However, the excitement of the biofuel industry in jatropha faded after it did not … biodiesel in China, using two detailed case studies of jatropha biofuel production in southeast China. It is found that the …
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Developing REDD+ policies and measures from the bottom-up for the buffer zones of Amazonian protected areas
Scriven, Joel - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 14 (2012) 5, pp. 745-765
-Chemillen (YChNP) in central Peru and Manu (MNP) in the south-east. Data were collected through smallholder household surveys (n = 200 … smallholders operate individually, such as YChNP, international NGOs may be best placed to gain local trust and thereby raise …
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Measuring social capital and innovation in poor agricultural communities: The case of Cháparra, Peru
Hartmann, Dominik; Arata, Atilio - Forschungszentrum Innovation und Dienstleistung, … - 2011
innovation has been elaborated and applied to the agricultural valley of Cháparra in the South of Peru. The results allow for an …
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Utilização do Biodiesel como Forma de Reduzir a Emissão de CO2, e os Custos com Óleo Diesel
Rocha, Barbara Stella Oliveira; Carrilho, David Leite - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
redução do custo com o seu uso. O biodiesel vem sendo uma fonte de energia alternativa promissora, o qual propõe não só em … alleviate the environmental impact caused by the use of fossil fuels and reducing the cost with its use. The biodiesel has been …
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Stoffstromanalyse des deutschen Biokraftstoffsektors für das Jahr 2007
Strohm, Kathrin - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Lädliche Räume, Wald … - 2010
Dieser Arbeitsbericht analysiert die Stoffströme des deutschen Biokraftstoffsektors für das Jahr 2007. Zahlreiche Statistiken wurden ausgewertet, um prozentuale Aussagen treffen zu können wie viel Rohstoffe in die Biokraftstoffproduktion und weitere energetische Verwendungen floss im...
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Produção de biodiesel e óleo vegetal no Brasil: realidade e desafio
Osaki, Mauro; Batalha, Mario Otavio - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
que diminuam a sua dependência dos derivados de petróleo. O biodiesel tem sido o produto considerado mais promissor para … mercados (biodiesel e óleo vegetal), identificar a mistura de biodiesel para cada região brasileira e caracterizar a produção … de biodiesel e as processadoras de óleo vegetal. Os resultados mostram que o consumo do biodiesel está concentrado nas …
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Bioenergia Uma análise comparada entre as políticas para o etanol e o biodiesel e de suas perspectivas.
Vian, Carlos Eduardo de Freitas; Ribeiro, Fabrizio Almeido - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
Este texto pretende comparar as políticas de o incentivo à produção de etanol e biodiesel no Brasil e no mundo … atenção a questões como as de desenvolvimento econômico e social no âmbito regional. O Programa Nacional de Biodiesel tem a … local do biodiesel para geração de energia, algo que está na pauta de políticas regionais e locais que estão começando a …
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Recalculating GHG emissions saving of palm oil biodiesel
Pehnelt, Gernot; Vietze, Christoph - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 15 (2013) 2, pp. 429-479
indicate values for the GHG emissions savings potential of palm oil biodiesel not only above the 19 % default and 36 % typical … saving value for palm oil feedstock for electricity generation to be 52 %, and for transportation biodiesel between 38.5 and …
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Factibilidad para la implementación de biodiesel en el transporte público de la ciudad de Celaya, Guanajuato
Chávez, Juan Pablo Rangel; Gallardo, Alicia Alma Alejos - In: Panorama Administrativo Journal 6 (2012) 11, pp. 57-60
protección del medio ambiente al recurrir al biodiesel. Por medio de la evaluación de proyectos de inversión se analizará su …
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Economics of Biofuels: An Overview of Policies, Impacts and Prospects
Moschini, GianCarlo; Cui, Jingbo; Lapan, Harvey E. - In: Bio-based and Applied Economics Journal, 3
This paper provides an overview of the economics of biofuels. It starts by describing the remarkable growth of the biofuel industry over the last decade, with emphasis on developments in the United States, Brazil and the European Union, and it identifies the driving role played by some critical...
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