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Table of Contents: Biofuels for Transportation

Contents


Executive Summary 1

State of Play: Current and Emerging Biofuel Pathways 2

State of Play: Biofuel Production Costs and Biomass Availability 7

State of Play: Biofuel GHG Footprints 10

GHG Emissions from Feedstock Production 11
Non-GHG Biofuel Impacts 15

State of Play: Policy and Legislative Issues 16

Conclusion 18

Appendix 19

Bibliography 20

Endnotes 23

 

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