Tomei, J;
Hodbod, J;
Blaber-Wegg, T;
(2015)
Incorporating equity into sustainability assessments of biofuels.
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST)
, 14
pp. 180-186.
10.1016/j.cosust.2015.05.006.
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Abstract
This paper summarises the evidence regarding the impact of biofuels on equity, before going on to examine the equity dimensions of the most commonly used, formal methods of biofuel sustainability assessments – the EU’s voluntary certification schemes. Although there has been an increased focus on the ethical dimensions of biofuels in the academic literature, equity does not yet feature in a robust way in these forms of sustainability appraisal and therefore the extent to which poverty or social inequalities are reduced or exacerbated for those affected remain unknown. It is suggested that the inclusion of multiple voices and perspectives within sustainability assessments are likely to help fill this ‘equity void’ and deliver more sustainable and equitable outcomes for people affected.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Incorporating equity into sustainability assessments of biofuels |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.05.006 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2015.05.006 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2015 Elsevier B.V. This manuscript is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0. Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. |
| Keywords: | Biofuels, Equity, Sustainability assessment |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1469334 |
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