Title Agrofuels : big profits, ruined lives and ecological destruction / François Houtart ; translated by Victoria Bawtree ; with the collaboration of Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Beinvenue Lutumba Bukassa and Geoffrey Geuens ; foreword by Walden Bello.

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London ; New York : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

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Edition	1st English language ed.
Description	1 online resource (xi, 196 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	TNI book series
	Transnational Institute series.
Note	Includes glossary.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Energy and development -- The twin crises : energy and climate -- The neoliberal discourse on climate change -- Agrofuels and agroenergy -- Ethanol production -- Agrodiesel production -- The collateral effects of agrofuels -- The socio-economic dimensions of agroenergy -- Alternative ways of solving the climate and energy crises and the role of agrofuels.
Summary	"Since they were heralded as a key weapon in the fight against climate change, agrofuels have been criticised heavily for doing more harm than good due to deforestation and stealing agricultural land essential to farmers in the developing world. This book asks whether there is any place for agrofuels in a low-carbon future. François Houtart argues that the green potential of agrofuels has been wasted by businesses that put profits above environmental protection. This has led to the absurd situation where an energy source that should be sustainable actually increases human and ecological damage, simply due to the profit-maximising decisions of capitalists rather than a flaw in the concept of agrofuels. Students of development studies and environmental economics will find that this book offers an interesting new perspective on the future of energy."--Publisher website.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language	Translated from French.
Subject	Energy crops industry.
	Energy crops industry.
	Energy crops -- Environmental aspects.
	Energy crops.
	Energy crops -- Economic aspects.
	Energy crops -- Economic aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Bawtree, Victoria, 1934-
Added Title	Agroénergie. English
Other Form:	Print version: Houtart, François, 1925- L'agroénergie. English. Agrofuels. 1st English language ed. London ; New York : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 9780745330136 (OCoLC)456171867
ISBN	9781849645607 electronic book
	1849645604 electronic book
	9780745330136
	0745330134
	0745330126
	9780745330129

Title Agrofuels : big profits, ruined lives and ecological destruction / François Houtart ; translated by Victoria Bawtree ; with the collaboration of Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Beinvenue Lutumba Bukassa and Geoffrey Geuens ; foreword by Walden Bello.

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