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The EU blending targets have set an example for other countries. What are these policies and what is the effect of these policies; on emissions, on land use changes? What policies and bills have "developing countries"' designed to regulate or stimulate biofuel production on their territories? And what are guidelines for good policies? Documents that pay special attention to this find a home in this section.
A good starter may be Amezaga et al (2010) who draw a framework for policy by giving guidelines how to assess impacts on water, GHG, biodiversity of biofuels projects. Interesting to read is the FOE 2009 study of the emission effects of the UK "'explanatory note"" a legal instrument which has stimulated biofuel use. They calculate for the emissions due to indirect land use changes (iLUC) caused by biofuel production to reach blending targets. In their press release: ""Biofuels could have doubled the carbon dioxide emissions of the fossil fuels they replace – equivalent to putting half a million extra cars on the road – since a new law adding them to UK fuel came in a year ago, new research published by Friends of the Earth shows today" (Wednesday 15 April 2009). Find the research, the spreadsheet and the press release by FOE below.
NOTE: see ALSO SPECIAL SECTION ON ILUC 2010
Bioenergía y Políticas de Desarrollo
Introducción
Las metas de la UE en cuanto a la mezcla de biocombustibles han servido como ejemplo para otros países. Cuáles son estas políticas y qué efecto tienen en cuanto a emisiones y a cambios en el uso de tierra? Qué políticas y proyectos de ley han diseñado los "países en vías de desarrollo" para regular o estimular la producción de biocombustibles en sus territorios? Y cuáles son las directrices para desarrollar políticas adecuadas? En esta sección puede encontrar documentos que prestan atención especial a estos asuntos. Es importante leer el estudio que hace FOE 2009 sobre los efectos que tuvo la emisión de la "nota explanatoria" del Reino Unido, un instrumento legal que ha estimulado el uso de biocombustibles. Ellos calculan que tuvo efectos sobre las emisiones ocasionadas por cambios indirectos en el uso de la tierra (ILUC por sus siglas en Inglés) al producir biocombustibles para alcanzar las metas de mezcla establecidas. Su comunicado de prensa establece que: "Un nuevo estudio publicado hoy por Amigos de la Tierra muestra que los biocombustibles pueden haber doblado las emisiones de dióxido de carbono que ocasionan los combustibles fósiles a los cuales reemplazan - equivalente a poner medio millón mas de automóbiles en las calles - desde que una nueva ley surgida hace un año en el Reino Unido los agregó" (Miércoles 15 de Abril de 2009).
Encuentre el estudio, la hoja de datos y el comunicado de prensa de FOE a continuación.
Biofuel policies, general
Amezaga et al (2010) Assessing sustainability of bioenergy projects in dev countries.pdf

Groom et al (2008) Biofuels and biodiversity, principles for better policies.pdf
IGES (2009) Future of biofuels in future climate regime.pdf
FAO (2008) Biofuels - Prospects, Risks and Opportunities.pdf
Franco et al (2010) Assumptions in EU biofuels policy, cases Germany Brazil and Mozambique.pdf
SCOPE (2009) Biofuels - Economic and Public Policy Considerations.pdf
Thornley and Cooper (2008) The effectiveness of policy instruments in promoting bioenergy.pdf
UNDP, World Bank (2005) Bioenergy guidline for Policy Makers & Investors.pdf
UNDP (2009) Bio-carbon in Africa - harnessing carbon finance for forestry and bio-energy.pdf
WBGU (2008) Future bioenergy and sustainable land use, a summary for policy makers.pdf
White and Dasgupta (2010) Agrofuels capitalism, in Journ of Peasant Studies.pdf
EU/ US policies and their effects
CE (2010) Legal Briefing ILUC Mandate of EU.pdf
CEC (2008) proposal for a Directive on promotion energy from renewable sources.pdf
ICTSD (2009) EU support for Bioenergy, (criteria and trade policy).pdf
EU JRC, IPTS (2010) Impacts EU biofuel target on agr markets and land use.pdf

FOE, Scott Wilson (2009) Spreadsheet Biofuels emissions research (irt UK policy).xls
FOE, Scott Wilson( 2009) Developing a spreadsheet model. Biofuels research explanatory note.pdf
FOE (2009 press) Press release April 15 about biofuels spreadsheet irt UK law.doc
REFUEL (2008) European Road Map for Biofuels.pdf
TE, Birdlife et al (2010) EU Joint Submission on ILUC.pdf
Von_Witske (2010) EU agri prod and trade, efficiency and land grabbing.pdf
Developing country policies NOTE: look also in regional files under Livelihoods, landscapes and biodiversity section
IIED (2009) Biofuels Africa growing small scale opportunities.pdf
IIED (2009) Biofuels land access & rural livelihoods Tanzania.pdf
Infante (2007) Roadmap biofuels Philippines.pdf
FIAN (2009) Red sugar green deserts.pdf
Jull et al (2007) Law & Policies of Bioenergy Production - Producers Countries.pdf
Mancano Fernandes et al (2010) Agrofuel policies in Brazil, disputes, In Journ of Peasant Studies.pdf
Malaysian Govt (2006) Malaysian Biofuels Industry Bill.pdf
Monrie (2007) (2008) Ethanol production San Carlos, Negros, Philippines.pdf
SCOPE (2009) Biofuels in Developing Countries.pdf
PNOC-AFC (2006) Jatropha Roadmap, Phillippines government.pdf
Links to other web-based info sources
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EU renewable energy policy:
In December 2008, EU leaders reached agreement on a new Renewable Energy Directive, which requires each member state to satisfy 10% of its transport fuel needs from renewable sources, including biofuels, hydrogen and green electricity, by 2020. The directive also established sustainability criteria for biofuels. It obliges the bloc to ensure that biofuels offer at least 35% carbon emission savings compared to fossil fuels. The figure rises to 50% as of 2017 and 60% as of 2018. http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/eu-renewable-energy-policy/article-117536
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