Biofuel ; Biomass energy ; Energy ; Renewable energy
The eight articles deal with global biomass use and the environmental impacts of biofuels ; the role of oil palm in Indonesia’s rural development ; the transition to second generation biofuels in the United States ; the renewable energy sources
and biofuels (the case of Ethanol in Brazil) ; a chance for rural development in Madagascar with foreign investment in Jatropha production ; boon and bane of China’s “white gold”, the history, environmental consequences and socio-economic implications of Yunnan