{"id":14365,"date":"2007-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-01T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio-based.eu\/news\/index.php?startid=20070302-05n"},"modified":"2007-03-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-01T22:00:00","slug":"biofuels-global-potential-and-implications-for-energy-and-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/biofuels-global-potential-and-implications-for-energy-and-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Biofuels &#8211; Global Potential and Implications for Energy and Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Biofuels can significantly reduce the world\u2019s dependence on oil, according to a publication forthcoming by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwatch.org\/\" >Worldwatch Institute<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtz.de\/en\" >German Agency for Technical Cooperation<\/a>, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmelv.de\/\" >BMELV<\/a>) through the Agency of Renewable Resources (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fnr.de\/\" >FNR<\/a>).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The study was compiled in 2006 and results were discussed at at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtz.de\/biofuels-conference\" >expert conferences in Berlin<\/a> and Washington in May and June 2006. The publication also incorporates the findings of four country studies and policy dialogues completed by GTZ in Brazil, China, India and Tanzania as well as in Germany. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthscan.co.uk\/\" >Earthscan publishers<\/a> announces the study as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A unique global assessment of the potential opportunities and risks of biofuels<\/li>\n<li>A comprehensive analysis, which takes the reader from an introduction to specific biofuels, through the prospects for technology and agriculture, to the economic, social and environmental implications<\/li>\n<li>Explores and analyses the debates surrounding biofuels, offering authoritative conclusions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Biofuels for Transport is a unique and comprehensive assessment of the opportunities and risks of the large-scale production of biofuels, which demystifies complex questions and concerns, such as the <i>food v. fuel<\/i> debate. Global in scope, it is further informed by five country studies from Brazil, China, Germany, India and Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>The authors conclude that biofuels will play a significant role in our energy future, but warn that the large-scale use of biofuels carries risks that require focused and immediate policy initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><b>Description of involved institutions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BMELV is the German Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection<\/li>\n<li>FNR is the German Agency of Renewable Resources<\/li>\n<li>GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GTZ operates in 126 countries worldwide<\/li>\n<li>The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization that focuses on innovative solutions to global environmental, resource, and economic problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img SRC=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/news-images\/20070302-05\/1844074226.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\" BORDER=\"0\" ALT=\"1844074226.jpg\"\/><b>Contents<\/b><br \/>Preface \u2022 Executive Summary \u2022 Part I: Status and Global Trends \u2022 Status \u2022 Liquid Biofuels \u2022 First Generation Feedstock \u2022 Part II: New Technologies, Crops, and Prospects \u2022 Next Generation Feedstock \u2022 New Technologies \u2022 Long Term Production \u2022 Part III: Economic and Social Issues \u2022 Economic and Energy Security \u2022 Agriculture and Rural Development \u2022 International Trade \u2022 Part IV: Environmental Issues \u2022 Energy Balances \u2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Stability \u2022 Feedstock Production \u2022 Processing, Transport and Use \u2022 Part V: Market Introduction and Technology Strategies \u2022 Infrastructure \u2022 Vehicle and Engine Technologies \u2022 Transfer of Technology and Expertise \u2022 Part VI: The Policy Framework \u2022 Policies Around the World \u2022 Standards and Certification \u2022 Part VII: Recommendations \u2022 Part VIII: Country Studies \u2022 Appendices \u2022 Glossary of Terms \u2022 Bibliography<br \/><br style=\"clear:left;\"\/><br \/><b>Bibliographic Details<\/b><br \/>Hardback \u00a349.95<br \/>ISBN: 1844074226<br \/>Publication Date: April 2007<br \/>336 pages; 234&#215;156 mm; Figures, tables, boxes, index<br \/>Order here: <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.earthscan.co.uk\/ProductDetails\/mcs\/productID\/753\" >http:\/\/shop.earthscan.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>Biofuels can significantly reduce the world&rsquo;s dependence on oil, according to a publication forthcoming by the Worldwatch Institute and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation,<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[],"supplier":[],"class_list":["post-14365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14365"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=14365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}