Project title: Biofuel Sustainability Policy Study

Objectives:

The objectives of this study are to review-

  • The biofuel potential in Thailand
  • The obstacles to increasing production and use of biofuels in Thailand
  • The trend of biofuel policies and its impact on biofuel production
  • The biofuel production in Thailand from ecological, environmental, socio-economic perspective
  • The ways to minimize trade-offs between biofuel production and food production

Sub-thematic area: Greenhouse gas mitigation

Project PI: Prof. S. Kumar and Dr. P. Abdul Salam

Sponsor: Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (GNESD), Denmark

Location of the action: Thailand

Starting date: 01/07/2010

Project status: In progress