Biofuels, energy-security and global-warming policy interactions

dc.contributor.author	Tyner, Wallace E.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-06-08T13:36:34Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-08T13:36:34Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description.abstract	There has been a significant movement in political consensus towards an energy future with a substantially larger renewable-energy component. One of the major drivers is the perception that importing over 60% of our oil reduces our national security. A recent estimate of the hidden cost of oil dependence amounts to about $3 per gallon of liquid fuel. This estimate includes incremental military costs, supply-disruption costs and direct economic costs. Many argue that energy security is a major issue that must be addressed in today’s policy environment. Another issue is global warming caused by human interventions. Biofuels, especially cellulosic-based biofuels, emit much less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than conventional petroleum sources.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/51263
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	NABC
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Agricultural biotechnology
dc.subject	biofuels
dc.subject	renewable energy sources
dc.subject	sustainability
dc.subject	butanol
dc.subject	biomass
dc.subject	ethanol
dc.subject	cellulosic ethanol
dc.subject	energy security
dc.subject
dc.title	Biofuels, energy-security and global-warming policy interactions
dc.type	book chapter

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