title: Biofuels development and the policy regime.
abstract: Any major change to the energy order is certain to provoke both positive and negative societal responses. The current wave of biofuels development ignited controversies that have re-shaped the thinking about their future development. Mistakes were made in the early support for road transport biofuels in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. This article examines some of the policies that shaped the early development of biofuels and looks to the future.
authors.affiliation: Science and Technology Policy Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD, 2 rue André-Pascal, Paris 75775, France. james.philp@oecd.org
authors.forename: Jim C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Philp
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: Rachael J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ritchie
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D056804:Biofuels / Q000191:economics*; D057217:Economic Development; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics; D009938:Organizations / Q000191:economics; D011050:Policy Making; D011640:Public Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D000431:Ethanol