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Lifecycle analyses applied to first-generation biofuels consumed in France

Subject: The context in which alternative energy consumption will intensify to fight climate change led this report to consider the carbon footprint of biofuels in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. Are biodiesels and bioethanols - which are today compulsorily incorporated into petrol by the TGAP (general tax on polluting activities) that is fixed by the (French) government - sustainable solutions to reduce CO2 emissions? This work, produced through precise scientific methodology, shows the diversity of biofuels and the complexity required to evaluate them.

 

Author: Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (Ademe) - the French Environment and Energy Management Agency

 

Date: 19th April 2010

 

Type: Report

 

Intended audience: Professionals, Scientists

 

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         The biofuel carbon footprint question is a fundamental one as, to a large extent, it justifies the different support forms that have been put in place by the Authorities in order to ensure the development of these fields. So, many studies have considered comparisons between biofuels and their oil fuel equivalents (petrol and diesel) in order to evaluate the potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with the use of biofuels in transport.