Biofuels : Developments and Issues

by Monahan, Taylor C.

• ISBN13: 9781617619359
• ISBN10: 1617619353
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Increasing dependence on foreign sources of crude oil, concerns over global climate change, and the desire to promote domestic rural economies have raised interest in renewable biofuels as an alternative to petroleum in the U.S. transportation sector. However, energy from renewable sources has historically been more expensive to produce and use than fossil-fuel based energy. U.S. policymakers have attempted to overcome this economic impediment by enacting an increasing number of policies since the late 1970s, at both the state and federal levels, to directly support U.S. biofuels production and use. This book reviews the evolution of the U.S. biofuels sector and the role that federal policy plays in shaping its development.

Table of Contents

Preface

Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview & Emerging Issues

Next-Generation Biofuels: Near-Term Challenges & Implications for Agriculture

Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy & Environmental Policy Goals

A USDA Regional Roadmap to Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022

Alternative Fuels & Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress

Index

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