Biofuels - Illusion or reality? The European Experience

ENVIRONMENTAL issues, rising prices and security of supply are putting energy at the centre of all attentions. Policymakers shed by various stakeholders are struggling to find more sustainable solutions to the world legitimate demand for energy. The transport sector is especially under pressure as it relies for 98% on oil. Despite vast research and development investments, short-term solutions appeared to be reliable. Thanks to lawmakers support to biofuels, these substitutes for oil are now seen the potential solution for a sustainable transport. This book analyses the real possibility of biofuels. Does Europe enough land to produce the needed feedstock? What are the il gains in terms of greenhouse gases emissions and energy ciency? Are biofuels really a sustainable solution? Will this icy succeed? Are the targets reachable? The reader will find some indications in this book to make up his id on this complex, multifaceted and highly political subject