Biodiesel: A new Oildorado?

被引：73

作者：

Frondel, Manuel ^{[1
]}

Peters, Joerg ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Rhein Westfal Inst Wirtschaftsforsch Essen, Div Environm & Resources, D-45128 Essen, Germany

来源：

ENERGY POLICY | 2007年 / 35卷 / 03期

关键词：

renewable energy; environmental policy; greenhouse gas emissions;

D O I：

10.1016/j.enpol.2006.04.022

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Guaranteeing tax reductions and exemptions, the European governments intend to increase the share of biofuels in total EU fuel consumption to 5.75% by 2010. The financial support of this EU objective is frequently justified by expected positive environmental impacts, most notably the mitigation of climate change, and by favorable employment effects in the agricultural sector. This paper investigates the environmental and economic implications of the support of rapeseed-based biodiesel as a substitute for fossil diesel. Based on a survey of recent empirical studies, we find that the energy and greenhouse gas balances of this environmental strategy are clearly positive. Yet, it appears to be unclear whether the overall environmental balance is also positive. Most importantly, though, biodiesel is not a cost-efficient emission abatement strategy. Thus, for the abatement of greenhouse gases, we recommend more efficient alternatives based on both renewable and conventional technologies. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1675 / 1684

页数：10

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