Purpose – The global biofuels sector has expanded rapidly in the past decade, with feedstock expansion penetrating many tropical areas. While the emerging demand for biofuels represents an opportunity for developing countries, it also poses a host of social and environmental risks. Large...

Purpose – The Renewable Energy Directive (RED) is a specific example of life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to legislative measures that have far‐reaching implications for economic operators. This paper aims to analyze LCA limitations for biofuels based on RED from an environmental...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the biofuels debate in air transport. Design/methodology/approach – The controversies about biofuels sustainability in general and research findings on biofuels are complemented by the specific circumstances the aviation industry...