Biofuel as a climate change mitigation option: Case of Jatropha Curcas

Vijayakumar Kuttappan

ISBN 10: 3838353315 / ISBN 13: 9783838353319

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Nov 2010, 2010

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Much of current biofuel production risks tying energy supply into highly unsustainable agricultural practices. NGO groupings such as Biofuelwatch et al (2007) also detail human rights abuses associated with the cultivation of biofuel feedstocks.Opposing claims are made with respect to Jatropha, which is being touted not only for large scale plantations for biodiesel that avoid the present problems surrounding the biofuel cultivation, but also for the economic development of poorer farmers in the tropics and sub-tropics. Given these conflicting claims (which may well relate to site-specific circumstances) and the need for impartial information, this study is intended to provide an independent account of stakeholder views of jatropha cultivation in in Northern and Southern India.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 108 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biofuel as a climate change mitigation option: Case of Jatropha Curcas
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Nov 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838353315
• ISBN 13: 9783838353319
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 7D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 179 grams

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Synopsis

Much of current biofuel production risks tying energy supply into highly unsustainable agricultural practices. NGO groupings such as Biofuelwatch et al (2007) also detail human rights abuses associated with the cultivation of biofuel feedstocks.Opposing claims are made with respect to Jatropha, which is being touted not only for large scale plantations for biodiesel that avoid the present problems surrounding the biofuel cultivation, but also for the economic development of poorer farmers in the tropics and sub-tropics. Given these conflicting claims (which may well relate to site-specific circumstances) and the need for impartial information, this study is intended to provide an independent account of stakeholder views of jatropha cultivation in in Northern and Southern India.

About the Author

The author has completed M.Sc. Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management from four leading European Universities. The author has experience of working in national and international organisations around the world in the area of forestry and biofuels.The present book is the author?s M.Sc. dissertation submitted to the University of Manchester,UK.