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Mitigating indirect land use change

RTFO Year One

In follow up to the Gallagher Review recommendation to identify demonstrably sustainable biofuels, the RFA commissioned work to develop a methodology that can objectively distinguish biofuels from energy crops with a low risk of indirect effects. The study results are relevant for bioenergy generally (where purpose grown feedstocks are used) rather than biofuel in particular. The work is based on an analysis of six case studies.

 

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Last Modified: 28 Jan 2010

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