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Policy Challenges Related to Biofuel Development in Tanzania

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dc.creator Sosovele, Hussein
dc.date 2016-04-06T09:13:17Z
dc.date 2016-04-06T09:13:17Z
dc.date 2010
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:17:56Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:17:56Z
dc.identifier Sosovele, H., 2010. Policy Challenges Related to Biofuel Development in Tanzania/Politische Herausforderungen in Bezug auf Biokraftstoffe in Tansania. Africa Spectrum, pp.117-129.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1463
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9505
dc.description Full text can be accessed at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25798908?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
dc.description Biofuels have recently emerged as a major issue in energy policy, agricultural development and natural resource management. The growing demand for biofuels is being driven by high oil prices, energy security concerns and global climate change. In Tanzania there is growing interest on the part of foreign private investors in establishing biofuel projects, although globally there are concerns related to biofuel investments. Tanzania has approved a number of such projects, but the biofuel subsector faces several policy challenges that could clearly hamper its development. These include the lack of a holistic and comprehensive energy policy that addresses the broad spectrum of energy options and issues, and weak or absent institutional and legal frameworks. This article highlights some key policy issues critical to the development of biofuels and argues that if these challenges are not addressed at the national policy level, biofuel development may not result in the expected benefits to Tanzania and the majority of its
dc.language en
dc.publisher Institute of African Affairs at GIGA
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Energy policy
dc.subject Biofuels
dc.subject Environmental damage
dc.subject Food security
dc.title Policy Challenges Related to Biofuel Development in Tanzania
dc.type Book chapter


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