Good policy follows good science: using criteria and indicators for assessing sustainable biofuel production

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Ecotoxicology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-008-0293-y· OSTI ID:988743

Hecht, Alan D ^[1]; Shaw, Denice ^[1]; Bruins, Randy ^[1]; Dale, Virginia H ^[2]; Kline, Keith L ^[2]; Chen, Alice ^[1]

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1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2. ORNL

Developing scientific criteria and indicators should play a critical role in charting a sustainable path for the rapidly developing biofuel industry. The challenge ahead in developing such criteria and indicators is to address the limitations on data and modeling.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 988743
• Journal Information: Ecotoxicology, Vol. 18, Issue 1; ISSN 0963-9292
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY POLICY
Biofuels Criteria Indicators Sustainability