This paper addresses the future potential of biofuel production in agriculture, with a particular view to itsimplementation in agriculture in Europe. After a brief account of recent developments, an exploratory metaanalysis is presented in order to assess the effectiveness of biofuel production...

The Kyoto protocol and the EU Directive 2009/28/EC focus their attention on the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. The use of biofuels in the transport sector is one of the main measures proposed. This paper evaluates the environmental impact, in terms of GHG emissions, of the...

Climate change has impacted viticulture in almost all of the Mediterranean area, mainly because of temperature rises and changes in precipitation patterns, thus influencing yield, quality, and the management of grape production. One of the meas-ures to mitigate these effects is the adoption of...