Gordon Rausser, Reid Stevens, and Kiran ToraniUniversity of California, Berkeley The government’s use of upstream R&D investments and downstream incentives for renewable energy is intended to achieve commercial breakthroughs in biofuels, batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen, solar, and wind energy. The private sector…
David Zilberman and Gal HochmanUniversity of California, BerkeleyDeepak RajagopalUniversity of California, Los Angeles Concern 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 landuse changes…
Roger A. SedjoResources for the Future Wood has great potential as a bioenergy source, both as a feedstock for liquid biofuels for the transport sector and also as biomass, a direct source of energy that can be used to produce electric power….
Jadwiga ZiolkowskaUniversity of California at BerkeleyWilliam H. Meyers, Seth Meyer, and Julian BinfieldFood and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) The United States and the European Union have taken different paths in the design and implementation of biofuel policy measures. In the European…
