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Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals
Ron Gecan
出版DIANE Publishing, 2010
主題Business & Economics / General
ISBN14379364589781437936452
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=X4dthHbgUSgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The fed. gov¿t. supports the use of biofuels -- transportation fuels produced from renewable plant matter, such as corn -- in the pursuit of energy, environ., and agr. policy goals. Tax credits (TC) encourage the prod¿n. and sale of biofuels in the U.S., lowering the costs of producing biofuels, such as ethanol or biodiesel, relative to the costs of producing their substitutes -- gasoline and diesel fuel. Fed. mandates require the use of specified minimum amounts and types of biofuel. This study assesses the incentives provided by the TC for producing different types of biofuels and analyzes whether they favor one type of biofuel over others. Estimates the cost to consumers of reducing the use of petroleum fuels and emissions of greenhouse gases through those TC. Illus.