Ii. Greenhouse Gas Markets, Carbon Dioxide Credits and Biofuels A. Ghg Policies as a Way to Boost Biofuel Demand
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The previous chapter analysed mandatory blends and utilization targets as policy measures that can provide incentives for expanded biofuels production. GHG policies that create a carbon price either through an emissions trading system or directly by taxing GHG emissions also generate increased demand for biofuels. They do so by raising the price of burning the fossil fuels with which biofuels compete. GHG policies thus represent yet another way to stimulate biofuel production.
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