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Os desafios do desenvolvimento e da inclusão social : o caso do arranjo político-institucional do programa nacional de produção e uso do Biodiesel
Pedroti, Paula Maciel - 2013
The article analyses the Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso do Biodiesel (PNPB), an agro-energy policy with social …’s arrangement in the accomplishment of two goals: the creation of the biodiesel market and the social inclusion in the productive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009783719
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How to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Fuel Type for Binary Sustainability Standards : Average or Marginal Emissions? An Example of Fertilizer Use and Corn Ethanol
Zhu, Xueqin - 2017
considered exogenous changes including oil price development and biofuel policy through market interactions of different inputs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960904
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Indirect land use change (iLUC) revisited : an evaluation of current policy proposals
Delzeit, Ruth; Klepper, Gernot; Söder, Mareike - 2017
The contribution of biofuels to save greenhouse gas emissions has been challenged over the last years. A still unresolved question is how to quantify emissions from indirect land use change (iLUC). In this article we discuss the implications of uncertainties on the current policy proposals in...
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The Biofuel Connection : Impact of US Regulation on Oil and Food Prices
Avalos, Fernando H. - 2015
available gasoline additive. Some studies have then argued that ethanol and biodiesel subsidies in advanced economies may have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028278
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Family farmers and biodiesel production: Systems thinking and multi-level decisions in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil
Florin, Madeleine J.; Ittersum, Martin K. van; de Ven, … - In: Agricultural Systems 121 (2013) C, pp. 81-95
This study focuses on family farmer engagement in the Brazilian national programme for Production and use of Biodiesel … (PNPB). The Brazilian government has been promoting the role of family farmers as producers of biomass for biodiesel since … 2004; however, fewer than expected family farmers have decided to produce biomass for biodiesel. The North of Minas Gerais …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010702383
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Public policy for the agro-food industry and economic performances: evidences from Piedmont, Italy
Pagliarino, Elena; Cariola, Monica; Pavone, Sara; … - 2014
The European Union has a common rural development policy, motivated by the fact that more than 90% of the entire … Rural Development Programme (RDP) focused on three main axes: economic development, environment protection and quality of … the impact of development policy in a systematic way. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400146
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The Role of Engineering to Address Climate Change - Executive Summary
2022
More than 30 years have passed since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was created by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to provide governments at all levels with scientific information they can use to address climate change....
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The Role of Engineering in Addressing Climate Change
2022
More than 100 experts from academia, industry, and government convened Dec. 7-8, 2021, to identify priorities for engineering research that address one of the world’s most vexing challenges: climate change. The Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA) event keenly focused on ways...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014079771
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Public policy for the agro-food industry and economic performance of enterprises : evidences from Piedmont, Italy
Pagliarino, Elena; Cariola, Monica; Pavone, Sara; … - 2014
The European Union has a common rural development policy, motivated by the fact that more than 90% of the entire … Rural Development Programme (RDP) focused on three main axes: economic development, environment protection and quality of … the impact of development policy in a systematic way. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011490602
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Electoral Response to the Decline of Coal Mining in the United States
Egli, Florian; Schmid, Nicolas; Schmidt, Tobias - 2020
Replacing coal with cleaner energy carriers is a crucial lever to reach the Paris climate targets. However, as coal decline results in local job loss, political backlash might arise, jeopardizing the clean energy transition. Yet, we lack evidence on whether such backlash exists. Here, we analyze...
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