While much attention has focused on the climate change mitigation potential of biofuels,
research from the social sciences increasingly highlights the social and livelihood impacts of …

In the US South, wood-based bioenergy schemes are being promoted and implemented
through a powerful vision merging social, environmental, and economic benefits for rural …

The increasing cultivation of energy crops for biofuel production has significantly altered the
focus of the agricultural sector, but the impact of biofuel production and use is not merely an …

Current and recent struggles encountered in the development of the transport biofuels sector
indicate a significant change in the perception of biofuels. Instead of a win-win solution …

Public opinion and wood energy Page 1 Public opinion and wood energy Sarah Hitchner,1
John Schelhas,2 Teppo Hujala,3 and J. Peter Brosius1 1 Center for Integrative …

Biofuels have been the subject of heated political discussions, but also of a growing
literature on discourses and environmental policies. Previous studies on the issue have …

Sabah, on the northeastern corner of Borneo, is concurrently Malaysia's largest producer of
oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and home to the endangered Bornean elephants (Elephas …

Within the EU, Germany took a pioneering role in the production and promotion of biofuels.
To explain this role the article analytically examines public discourses on biofuels. The …

6.1. Synthesis 140 6.1. 1. Controversies reappear in different loci 142 6.1. 2. Evolutions of
discourse coalitions throughout the transition 145 6.1. 3. Dealing productively with …

Biofuels have received significant recent attention for their perceived potential to promote
climate change mitigation, energy security, and rural development, even as critical …