Good policy follows good science: Using criteria and indicators for assessing sustainable biofuel production

Alan D. Hecht; Denice Shaw; Randy Bruins; Virginia Dale; Keith Kline; Alice Chen

doi:10.1007/s10646-008-0293-y

Good policy follows good science: Using criteria and indicators for assessing sustainable biofuel production

Alan D. Hecht, Denice Shaw, Randy Bruins, Virginia Dale, Keith Kline, Alice Chen

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Developing scientific criteria and indicators should play a critical role in charting a sustainable path for the rapidly developing biofuel industry. The challenge ahead in developing such criteria and indicators is to address the limitations on data and modeling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Ecotoxicology
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-008-0293-y
State	Published - Jan 2009

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Acknowledgments We thank Terry McIntrye (Environment Canada), Andy Miller (U.S. EPA), Bryce Stokes and Jeff Steiner (USDA), Gary Sayles (University of Tennessee), and Robin O’Malley (Heinz Center) for their review and helpful comments. The Office of the Biomass Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supported research by Virginia Dale and Keith Kline on sustainability issues related to bioenergy. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed for DOE by UT-Battelle, LLC under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.

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Biofuels
Criteria
Indicators
Sustainability

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