Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/161612 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2017/48
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Expansion of biofuels production and consumption at the regional and national levels relies on both supportive energy prices and policy interventions. Despite enthusiasm for policy interventions to stimulate biofuel production in Southern African countries in the mid-2000s, the years since have seen a decline in interest due to concerns over environmental and social externalities, and the costs associated with subsidies. This paper reviews the state of the policy, regulation, and narratives around opportunities and challenges for biofuels in each country to assess broader challenges associated with expanding biofuels production and consumption at a regional level.
Subjects: 
biofuels
Southern Africa
policy
Zambia
Mozambique
South Africa
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ISBN: 
978-92-9256-272-4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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