Description
Book SynopsisShows that agrofuels, once heralded as a solution to climate change, do more harm than good due to the capitalist system in which they are produced.
Trade Review'Presents the issue of agrofuels within the global context of the capitalist economy, stressing the role played by the oligopolies in promoting 'green energy'. This is the best book so far written on the subject' -- Samir Amin, Director of the Third World Forum in Dakar
'A unique and important contribution to the debate on agrofuels. Vital reading for all those interested not only in the question of agrofuels, but also in the direction of our civilisation and its shameful waste of natural resources' -- Professor Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food
'That solutions can be the causes of problems is well known and brilliantly illustrated by François Houtart's account of the nature, role and impact of agrofuels. Technically sound, socially thorough and politically grounded, it is also compassionate' -- Susan George, Honorary President of ATTAC-France and President of the Board of the Transnational Institute
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Energy And Development
2. The Twin Crises: Energy And Climate
3. The Neoliberal Discourse On Climate Change
4. Agrofuels And Agroenergy
5. Ethanol Production
6. Agrodiesel Production
7. The Collateral Effects Of Agrofuels
8. The Socio-Economic Dimensions Of Agroenergy
9. Alternative Ways Of Solving The Climate And Energy Crises And The Role Of Agrofuels
Glossary
Notes
Index
