Potential for Biofuels for Transport in Developing Countries

Liquid biofuels made from biomass are attracting increasing interest worldwide. Industrial countries see biofuels as a way of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector and diversifying energy sources. Developing countries see biofuels as a way to stimulate rural development, create jobs, and save foreign exchange. Both groups view biofuels as a means of increasing energy security. These concerns, taken together and highlighted by recent surges in the world oil price, have prompted a wide range of countries to consider biofuels programs. Canada, Colombia, the European Union (EU), India, Thailand, and the United States have adopted new targets, some mandatory, for increasing the contribution of biofuels to their transport fuel supplies. In Brazil, after a period of a decline in ethanol consumption, flex-fuel vehicles-capable of running on varying percentages of ethanol-are revitalizing the ethanol market.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kojima, Masami, Johnson, Todd
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-10
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, AIR EMISSIONS, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AIR RESOURCES, AIR TOXIC EMISSIONS, AIR-QUALITY, ALTERNATIVE USES, AMOUNT OF HEAT, ANHYDROUS ETHANOL, AROMATICS, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES, BAGASSE, BARREL, BENEFIT ANALYSIS, BENZENE, BIOGAS, BIOMASS, CARBON, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARCINOGENS, CETANE IMPROVEMENT ADDITIVES, CETANE NUMBER, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CO2, COLD CLIMATE, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, COMPRESSION IGNITION, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CPI, CRUDE OIL, CRUDE OIL PRICE, CRUDE OILS, DIESEL, DIESEL FUEL, DIESEL GENERATORS, DISTILLATION, DISTILLERIES, DRIVING CYCLE, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ECONOMISTS, EFFICIENT USE, EFFLUENTS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, END-USE, ENERGY EXPERTS, ENERGY MARKETS, ENERGY PRACTICES, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SOURCES, ENGINE, ENGINES, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES, ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ETHANOL, ETHANOL FROM SUGARCANE, ETHANOL MARKET, ETHANOL PLANT, ETHANOL PRICE, ETHANOL PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE RATE, EXHAUST EMISSIONS, EXHAUST GAS, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNALITIES, FARMS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOSSIL FUELS, FUEL, FUEL COMBUSTION, FUEL ECONOMY, FUEL INJECTION, FUEL PROCUREMENT, FUEL SOURCE, FUEL SUPPLIES, FUEL SUPPLY, FUELS, GAS JOURNAL, GAS RECIRCULATION, GASOLINE, GASOLINE COMPONENT, GASOLINE CONSUMPTION, GASOLINE OCTANE, GASOLINE PRICES, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HARMFUL POLLUTANTS, HYDROCARBONS, HYDROGEN, INCOME, INJECTION EQUIPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, LAND DEGRADATION, LEGISLATION, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, LIQUID FUEL, LOWER EMISSIONS, METHYL TERTIARY-BUTYL ETHER, NITROUS OXIDE, NOX, OCTANE, OIL, OIL AND GAS, OIL MARKET, OIL PRICE, OIL PRICES, OLEFINS, OPEC, OPEC BASKET PRICE, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, OXYGEN, OZONE, OZONE PRECURSOR, PARTICULATE MATTER, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM FUELS, PETROLEUM GAS, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PH, PIPELINE, POLLUTANTS, PRICE DIFFERENCES, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTIVITY, RAINFALL, RAPESEED, RAPESEED METHYL ESTER, REFORMULATED GASOLINE, RENEWABLE FUELS, RESOURCE USE, RURAL COMMUNITIES, SOCIAL COSTS, SOLID BIOMASS, STREAMS, SULFUR, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TAILPIPE EMISSIONS, TAX CREDIT, TAXATION, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TRANSPORT FUEL, TRANSPORT FUELS, URBAN AIR QUALITY, VEHICLE, VEHICLE EXHAUST, VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, VEHICLES, WAGES, WATER PUMPING, WORLD OIL, WORLD OIL PRICES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/6518051/potential-biofuels-transport-developing-countries https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18007
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