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How green are biofuels? [1]

Many biofuels are associated with lower greenhouse gas emissions but have greater aggregate environmental costs than gasoline.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2008
Jorn P. W. Scharlemann [2], William F. Laurance [3]
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Land Use [4], Agriculture [5], Bio Fuel Crops [6], Food Prices [7], Deforestation [8], Ethanol [9], Climate Change [10], Climate Mitigation [11], Biofuel [12], Science [13], Food Security [14]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jorn-p-w-scharlemann
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/william-f-laurance
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-fuel-crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-prices
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethanol
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security