04189nam 2200685 a 450 991082096610332120240417021308.01-84964-560-4(CKB)2670000000067287(SSID)ssj0000520810(PQKBManifestationID)11372108(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520810(PQKBWorkID)10517802(PQKB)10636608(MiAaPQ)EBC3386247(Au-PeEL)EBL3386247(CaPaEBR)ebr10479749(CaONFJC)MIL986713(OCoLC)730518203(PPN)153885629(EXLCZ)99267000000006728720110714d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAgrofuels big profits, ruined lives and ecological destruction /François Houtart ; translated by Victoria Bawtree ; with the collaboration of Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Beinvenue Lutumba Bukassa and Geoffrey Geuens ; foreword by Walden Bello1st ed.London Pluto Press2010xi, 196 pTransnational Institute seriesFirst published in French as: L'agroénergie : Solution pour le climat ou sortie de crise pour le capital, by Couleur Livres (Charleroi, 2009).0-7453-3013-4 0-7453-3012-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Energy and Development -- Exploiting Nature as a Source of Energy -- Energy in the Development Model -- Energy's Role in the Growth of Capitalism -- The Social and Ecological Effects of the Capitalist Development Model -- 2. The Twin Crises: Energy and Climate -- The Energy Crisis and Non-renewable Energy Sources -- The Climate Crisis or Global Warming -- 3. The Neoliberal Discourse on Climate Change -- First Stage: Denying or Playing Down Climate Change -- Second Stage: Promoting Market-friendly Solutions -- Problems with the Neoliberal Approach -- 4. Agrofuels and Agroenergy -- Characteristics of Agrofuels -- The Different Types of Agroenergy -- 5. Ethanol Production -- FROM SUGAR CANE -- In Brazil -- In Other Countries of the South -- In the Countries of the North -- 6. Agrodiesel Production -- FROM PALM OIL -- Origins and Characteristics -- Contemporary Production -- Personal Testimony from Colombia -- FROM JATROPHA CURCAS -- Origins and Characteristics -- Contemporary Production Programmes in Asia and Africa -- Plants Similar to Jatropha Curcas -- 7. The Collateral Effects of Agrofuels -- The Ecological Effects of Agrofuels -- The Social Effects of Agrofuels -- 8. The Socio-economic Dimensions of Agroenergy -- The Agricultural Model Underlying Agrofuels -- Economic and Financial Issues of Agrofuels -- Agrofuels and the Food Crisis -- Agrofuels and the Reproduction of Capital -- Agrofuels and the Development Model -- 9. Alternative Ways of Solving the Climate and Energy Crises and the Role of Agrofuels -- Solutions Envisaged and their Limitations -- Post-capitalist Logic of the Economy and a New Development Model -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index.Shows 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.Transnational Institute series.Energy crops industryEnergy cropsEnvironmental aspectsEnergy cropsEconomic aspectsEnergy crops industry.Energy cropsEnvironmental aspects.Energy cropsEconomic aspects.333.9539Houtart François408847Houtart François408847Bawtree Victoria935872Mpozi Bosco Bashangwa1651767Bukassa Beinvenue Lutumba1651768Geuens Geoffrey1109735Bello Walden F288990MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820966103321Agrofuels4001919UNINA