Environmental costs and benefits of transportation biofuel production from food- and lignocellulose-based energy crops. A review

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Hill
Keyword(s):  
Energy Crops ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Costs And Benefits

scholarly journals Comparative review of three approaches to biofuel production from energy crops as feedstock in a developing country

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 100412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Nikkhah ◽  
Mamdouh El Haj Assad ◽  
Kurt A. Rosentrater ◽  
Sami Ghnimi ◽  
Sam Van Haute
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Energy Crops ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Comparative Review

Environmental costs and their impact on the net present value of a hydro-electric project in Kerala, India

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Santhakumar ◽  
Achin Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Net Benefit ◽  
Pulp Industry ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Cost

This paper presents the operational procedures involved in incorporating the environmental costs in the cost–benefit analysis of a hydro-electric project. The proposed project, if implemented, would result in the loss of 2,800 hectares of tropical forests and dislocation of two settlements of about 200 families who are currently dependent on the forests for their livelihood. The forests are mainly used for extracting reed – a material used both by traditional artisans and the paper-pulp industry. The potential environmental costs and benefits of the project are identified and approximate estimates of some of these costs are made for items such as carbon sequestration, bio-diversity, and so on, based on similar estimates made elsewhere. These estimated environmental costs are incorporated into the analysis, and the hypothetical estimate of the non-use value, which would make the project's net benefit zero, is estimated under different discount rates. The analysis brings into sharp focus some crucial factors that have a direct bearing on the social trade-off involved in the project choice.

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