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原文传递 Biofuels in Africa : Opportunities, Prospects, and Challenges

题名：	Biofuels in Africa : Opportunities, Prospects, and Challenges
责任者：	Mitchell, Donald
关键词：	Energy；Renewable Energy；Agriculture；Crops & Crop Management Systems；Transport Economics Policy and Planning；Energy；Energy Production and Transportation；Environment；Environmental Economics & Policies；Transport
学科分类：	交通运输规划与管理
摘要：	Biofuels offer new opportunities for African countries. They can contribute to economic growth, employment, and rural incomes. They can become an important export for some countries and provide low-cost fuel for others. There is also a potentially large demand for biofuels to meet the rapidly growing need for local fuel. Abundant natural resources and low-cost labor make producing biofuel feedstock's a viable alternative to traditional crops; and the preferential access available to most African countries to protected markets in industrial countries provides unique export opportunities. Biofuels also bring challenges and risks, including potential land-use conflicts, environmental risks, and heightened concerns about food security. This book examines the potential of African countries to produce biofuels for export or domestic consumption and looks at the policy framework needed. It is part of the effort by the World Bank's Africa region to examine critical issues that affect the region and to recommend policies that effectively address these issues while providing an enabling environment for the private sector. The book is intended to inform policy makers and the larger development community of the global and domestic market opportunities facing biofuel producers, as well as the challenges of producing biofuels, in the Africa region.
出版机构：	World Bank
报告类型：	咨询报告
详细地址：	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20101215011718
资源类型：	科技（咨询、行业）报告
初始创建时间：	2011
最新修改时间：	2019-09-27T15:38:18Z