GLOBAL SUBSIDIES INITIATIVE
Biofuel Subsidies
Government support for biofuels has soared in recent years as policy makers have sought ways to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, especially petroleum. However, up to now the full extent of this support has not been documented. Yet informed public debate over the cost-effectiveness and impacts of biofuel policies is impossible without such information.
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Biofuel Subsidies in Selected OECD Countries
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Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in selected OECD countries
Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in selected OECD countries, provides an overview and analysis of subsidies to biofuels in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Switzerland and the United States. -
Biofuel Subsidies in Australia
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Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in AustraliaGENEVA, Switzerland, April 2008: This GSI report finds that the Australian government spent A$ 95 million on supporting biofuel production and consumption in 2006-07. That cost could grow to several hundred million dollars a year by the end of the decade if planned new ethanol and biodiesel capacity comes on-line over the next two years. Currently, biofuels contribute less than 0.5 per cent of Australia’s transport-fuel needs.
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Biofuel Subsidies in the European Union
Download: Biofuels at What Cost? Government Support for Ethanol and Biodiesel in the European Union
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Biofuel Subsidies in Switzerland
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Biofuel Subsidies in the United States
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Biofuels: At What Cost? - Government Support for Ethanol and Biodiesel in the United StatesGENEVA, Switzerland, October 2006: Subsidies to biofuels have reached record levels in the United States and are a costly way of achieving public policy objectives, according to a report launched in October 2006 by the GSI.
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Biofuel Subsidies in the United States: 2007 Update
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Biofuel Subsidies in Malaysia
Download: Biofuels at What Cost? Government Support for Biodiesel in Malaysia (PDF - 1.56 MB)
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Biofuel Subsidies in Indonesia
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GENEVA, Switzerland, December 2008: A GSI report on government support to biofuels in Indonesia finds that the country has been slow to implement its ambitious plans for biofuel production and consumption, largely due to dramatic rises in feedstock prices in 2007 and early 2008. -
Biofuel Subsidies in China
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Biofuels - At What Cost? Government support for ethanol and biodiesel in China (PDF - 4 MB)
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