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A Review Of Barriers To Biofuel Market Development In The United States, Karl R. Rábago
A Review Of Barriers To Biofuel Market Development In The United States, Karl R. Rábago
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
In recent years, biofuel markets have begun a resurgence. At one time, biofuels were the only way humanity obtained useful energy, but they were almost totally displaced by fossil fuels during the last century. Now, due to a range of drivers, they have begun a small but seemingly solid comeback. This Article reviews the remaining barriers to full commercial success for biofuels in the United States with an emphasis on transportation fuels. While recent success has been impressive, markets for transportation biofuels are hardly “self-sustaining” in the purest sense of the concept. The author does not seek to disparage the …