What to Make of Biofuels? Understanding the Market from 2010 to the Present, and Projecting Ahead to 2030 Given Current Policies [Policy Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Witcover, Julie
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) ; University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Biomass fuels
  • Forecasting
  • Market assessment
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.7922/G26971XF
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;California
• Edition:
  Policy Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  A research team at the University of California, Davis examined the track record of the past decade for clues as to why this happened, and looked forward to 2030 to point to how current policies are likely to still fall short in delivering low-carbon biofuels that can reach scales needed for these hard-to-decarbonize sectors. The findings highlight barriers to low-carbon biofuel development that would safeguard against unintended consequences such as additional emissions from land use changes or higher food prices that can come from competition with the use of crops for fuel. This policy brief summarizes the findings from that research and provides policy implications.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67322/dot_67322_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 620.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2213ab969b2bf410acb934593c115da66b9368af6385e1240ee647265e8427c3144ce56d385fe804c74171abc826903fdfb2c64d01864b6703e1dd4a17133a6c