Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/304839 
Title (translated): 
The Biofuel Sustainability Regulation: A First Step towards a Sustainable Bioenergy Policy, or rather, another Piece of Red Tape?
Year of Publication: 
2011
Citation: 
[Journal:] German Journal of Agricultural Economics (GJAE) [ISSN:] 2191-4028 [Volume:] 60 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2011 [Pages:] 119-128
Publisher: 
Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract (Translated): 
At 1 January 2010, the German Biofuel Sustainability Regulation which implements the requirements set out by EU directive 2009/28/EC entered into force. For the first time, these regulations define legal sustainability standards for biomass used for energy production. The main criteria are a minimum level of greenhouse gas savings and the avoidance of negative environmental impacts. However, the analysis of these regulations casts doubt on the achievability of its targets: Rather than the desired improvement in the sustainability of biomass production, increased market segmentation is the likely outcome. A broader regulation is constrained both by its practicability (e.g. in the case of quantification of indirect effects) and by the legal framework of the WTO (use of trade distorting measures). Hence, the attempt to cover general environmental aspects and particular biofuel related sustainability aspects within one single regulatory framework seems an unpromising avenue towards improved sustainability of biomass production.
Subjects: 
Bioenergie
Biokraftstoff
Energieerzeugung
Dauerhafte Entwicklung
Emissionsreduktion
Förderung erneuerbarer Energien
Nachhaltigkeit
Treibhausgas-Emissionen
Wirkungsanalyse
Deutschland
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Document Type: 
Article

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