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Record Nr.

UNINA9910702872903321

Titolo

The impact of ethanol use on food prices and greenhouse-gas emissions [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Congressional Budget Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 16 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

A CBO paper

Soggetti

Alcohol as fuel - Economic aspects - United States

Biomass energy - Economic aspects - United States

Energy crops - Economic aspects - United States

Agriculture and energy - United States

Corn - Economic aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Aug. 19, 2009).

"April 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Ethanol production in the United States -- The production subsidy -- Import tariffs -- Federal mandates -- Ethanol production and consumption under subsidies, tariffs, and mandates -- Ethanol production and food prices -- The increases price of corn -- The impact of higher corn prices on the cost of food -- Ethanol, food prices, and federal food assistance -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and the Federal Child Nutrition Programs -- The Special Supplemental Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- Ethanol production and greenhouse-gas emissions -- Greenhouse-gas emissions during a fuel's life cycle -- Changes in land use.