Green Biofuels Index
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The Green Biofuels Index is a proposal by University of California, Berkeley researchers to rank biofuels according to environmental and sustainability criteria. By distinguishing more environmentally sound biofuels this is likely to create a larger market for green fuels.
News
- Researchers propose Green Biofuels Index, 24 April 2007 from Biopact. Researchers have proposed a "Green Biofuels Index" that would rank biofuels according to environmental and sustainability criteria. The index would be used to create a market for sustainable biofuels. They have also proposed a range of policy options for using the Index, ranging from a pure free-market approach to more aggressive taxation and other measures.
Publications
- Creating Markets for Green Biofuels: Measuring and improving environmental performance (pdf) by Brian T. Turner, Richard J. Plevin, Michael O’Hare and Alexander E. Farrell; research report, UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies, April 2007. Details a methodology and policy options for a Green Biofuels Index, which would rank biofuels according to how well they met environmental criteria. This would help create a market for more sustainable biofuels.
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