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dc.contributor.authorZilberman, David, 1947-eng
dc.contributor.authorHochman, Galeng
dc.contributor.authorRajagopal, Deepakeng
dc.date.issued2010eng
dc.description.abstractConcern about the possible effects of biofuels on deforestation have led to assigning biofuel producers with the responsibility for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the indirect land-use changes (ILUC) associated with their activities when assessing their compliance with biofuel policies. We show that the computation of the ILUC is shrouded with uncertainty; they vary frequently, and are strongly affected by policy choices. If ILUC is introduced, other indirect effects of biofuel may need to be considered, which will increase the cost of biofuel regulations. Concentrating on direct impacts of biofuel policies on eliminating distorted incentives for biofuel production and on efforts to reduce deforestation -- wherever it occurs -- may be more effective than debating and refining the ILUC.eng
dc.identifier.citationAgBioForum, 13(4) 2010: 382-390.eng
dc.identifier.issn1522-936Xeng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/9961
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherAgBioForumeng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionAgBioForum, vol. 13, no. 4 (2010)eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.subjectLow Carbon Fuel Standardseng
dc.subjectpolicy decisionseng
dc.subjectclimate changeeng
dc.titleIndirect land use change : a second-best solution to a first-class problemeng
dc.typeArticleeng


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