DOI: 10.1002/wcc.241
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84885761169
论文题名: Biofuels: Economic, environmental and social benefits and costs for developing countries in Asia
作者: Gheewala S ; H ; , Damen B ; , Shi X
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2013
卷: 4, 期: 6 起始页码: 497
结束页码: 511
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Agriculture
; Biodiversity
; Chemical contamination
; Cost benefit analysis
; Costs
; Developing countries
; Economic and social effects
; Economics
; Energy security
; Food supply
; Fossil fuels
; Fuels
; Gas emissions
; Greenhouse gases
; Land use
; Life cycle
; Rural areas
; Sustainable development
; Systems analysis
; Water quality
; Agricultural practices
; Agriculture sectors
; Domestic energy
; Economic development
; Environmental benefits
; Government supports
; Perceived benefits
; Rural livelihood
; Biofuels
; biofuel
; cost-benefit analysis
; developing world
; environmental impact
; food security
; socioeconomic impact
; sustainability
; Asia
英文摘要: Biofuels are being supported by many governments for a range of perceived benefits including improved domestic energy security, reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when compared with fossil-fuel counterparts, and economic development and employment generation, particularly in rural areas. Life-cycle, cost-benefit, and systems analyses, however, indicate that the expansion of biofuels can have complex effects on, and interactions with, land use and food and fuel prices. This article reviews the economic, environmental, and social benefits and costs of biofuels using experiences from developing countries in Asia. The review reveals the following: (1) biofuels are generally not economically competitive with fossil fuels and government support, though prevailing, is costly and questionable. (2) Although biofuels are generally viewed to be a threat to food security, if properly managed, their development could lead to improved productivity in the agriculture sector over the long term with benefits for rural livelihoods and food security. (3) Even though reducing GHG emissions is a key driver for the development of biofuels, effects in terms of soil quality, biodiversity, and water quality must also be assessed; the environmental benefits of biofuels are debatable and depend on a range of fuel-specific factors, management, and agricultural practices. On the basis of this assessment a range of strategies are suggested to further improve the sustainability of biofuels in Asia. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76383
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作者单位: The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand; Center for Energy Technology and Environment, Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Bangkok, Thailand; Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, India
Recommended Citation:
Gheewala S,H,, Damen B,et al. Biofuels: Economic, environmental and social benefits and costs for developing countries in Asia[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2013-01-01,4(6)