B. What are Biofuels? B.1 History of Biofuels B.2 Major Biofuels B.3 Uses of Biofuels B.4 What are Direct Biofuels? B.5 Looking at Biobutanol B.6 Looking at Ethanol & Biodiesel B.6.1 Ethanol B.6.2 Biodiesel B.7 Pros & Cons of Biofuels B.8 Future of Biofuels
C. Economics of Biofuels C.1 Feedstock Costs C.2 Processing Costs C.3 Cost of Sales & Use C.4 Overall Cost C.5 Retail Cost & Tax Incentives
D. Impact of Biofuels D.1 Policy Impact on Biofuels D.1 Environmental & Economic Impact of Biofuels D.1 Impact on Engines D.1 Impact on Rural Development
E. Metamorphosis of the Energy Industry & Biofuels
F. Analyzing Greenhouse Gases F.1 What are Greenhouse Gases F.2 The Greenhouse Effect F.1 Climate Change – Resultant Reality of Human Activity F.2 The Kyoto Protocol – Too Little Too Late? F.3 The Electricity - GHG Emission Relationship F.4 Emission Reduction – Commercial Impact F.5 GHG Reduction – Lacking Mandate Muscle F.6 Review of Past Voluntary Emission Reduction Plans
G. Driving Voluntary Emission Reduction – Indirect Impulses G.1 Applying Regulatory Examination G.2 Public Interest Litigations G.3 Mobilized Public Focus G.4 Incentivized Reduction Plans
H. Analyzing Why Biofuels Pose a Threat to Global Warming? H.1 Introduction H.2 Biofuels are leading to Deforestation H.3 Impact of Biofuels on the Climate System H.4 Lack of Biodiversity H.5 Role of Industrial Agriculture H.6 Role of Second-Generation Agrofuels H.7 Geographically Concentrated Growth of Biofuels in the World H.8 Impact of Biofuels on Food Security & Food Sovereignty H.9 Rise in Hunger & Number of Refugees H.10 Government Policies Aiding Destruction Caused by Biofuels H.11 Destruction Caused to the Ecosystem
I. Analyzing How Biofuels are Aiding in Sustaining the Reduction of GHG Emissions I.1 Introduction I.2 Biofuels are Renewable Sources of Energy I.3 Biofuels have a Positive Energy Balance I.4 Carbon Neutrality of Biofuels I.5 Being the Future Fuel for Transportation
J. Analyzing the Impact of Biomass Fuel Energy Budgets J.1 Introduction J.2 Biomass Fuel Energy Budgets J.3 GHG Budget for Biofuels J.4 Conclusion