| dc.contributor.author | Schut, Marc |
| dc.contributor.author | Florin, M.J. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T10:58:09Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T10:58:09Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Schut, M. & Florin, M.J. (2015). The policy and practice of sustainable biofuels: Between global frameworks and local heterogeneity. The case of food security in Mozambique. Biomass and Bioenergy, 72, 123-135. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0961-9534 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/929 |
| dc.description.abstract | This study explores the relationship between different biofuel production systems, the
context in which they operate, and the extent to which various types of frameworks and
schemes are able to monitor and promote their sustainability. The paper refers to the
European Union Renewable Energy Directive and two international certification schemes
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels and NTA 8080/81) that can provide a ‘licence to sell’
biofuels on the EU market, and to the Mozambican policy framework for sustainable biofuels
that provides a ‘licence to produce’ biomass for biofuels in Mozambique. Food security
is used as a case study, and the food security impacts of two agro-industrial and two
smallholder biofuel projects in Mozambique are described and analysed. The sustainability
frameworks and schemes used in this study are able to address some, but not all, of the
heterogeneity between and within different biofuel production systems. The emphasis is
on monitoring agro-industrial projects while smallholder projects tend to slip through the
net even when their negative impacts are evident. We conclude that globally applicable
sustainability principles are useful, however, they should be operationalised at local or
production system levels. This approach will support balancing between global frameworks
and local heterogeneity. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Bioenergy |
| dc.subject | Biodiesel |
| dc.subject | Jatropha |
| dc.subject | Certification |
| dc.subject | Regulation |
| dc.title | The policy and practice of sustainable biofuels: between global frameworks and local heterogeneity the case of food security in Mozambique |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.crp | Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Wageningen University and Research Centre |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa South Of Sahara |
| cg.coverage.country | Mozambique |
| cg.researchtheme | NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institutes |
| cg.iitasubject | Natural Resource Management |
| cg.journal | Biomass & Bioenergy |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
| local.dspaceid | 76428 |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.11.009 |
