Four myths surrounding U.S. biofuels

dc.contributor.author	Wetzstein, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Wetzstein, H	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:57Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:57Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	03014215	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.048	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5236
dc.subject	Biofuels	en
dc.subject	Food vs. fuel	en
dc.subject	Vehicle fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Agricultural commodities	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile driving	en
dc.subject.other	External costs	en
dc.subject.other	Food prices	en
dc.subject.other	Food vs. fuel	en
dc.subject.other	Nonmarket	en
dc.subject.other	Rapid growth	en
dc.subject.other	Agriculture	en
dc.subject.other	Automobiles	en
dc.subject.other	Commerce	en
dc.subject.other	Biofuels	en
dc.subject.other	biofuel	en
dc.subject.other	energy market	en
dc.subject.other	energy policy	en
dc.subject.other	oil production	en
dc.subject.other	United States	en
dc.title	Four myths surrounding U.S. biofuels	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.048	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	The rapid growth of biofuels has elicited claims and predictions concerning the current and future role of these fuels in the U.S. vehicle-fuel portfolio. These assertions are at times based on a false set of assumptions concerning the biofuel's market related to the petroleum and agricultural commodities markets, and the nonmarket consequences of our automobile driving. As an aid in clarifying these market relations, the following four biofuel myths are presented: (1) biofuels will be adopted because we will soon run out of oil, (2) biofuels will solve the major external costs associated with our automobile driving, (3) biofuels cause food price inflation (the food before fuel issue), and (4) biofuels will become a major vehicle fuel. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	Energy Policy	en
dc.identifier.issue	7	en
dc.identifier.volume	39	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.048	en
dc.identifier.spage	4308	en
dc.identifier.epage	4312	en