Completed Competitive Grant

State policy alternatives for biofuels industry support of sustainable production of biofuels feedstocks

Project ID: P2008-03

Abstract

The project examined six public policy options that reward linking the growing bioeconomy to environmental stewardship.

Key Question: Are there public policy options that reward linking the growing bioeconomy to environmental stewardship?

Findings: Three public policy options that show promise for linking the bioeconomy with environmental stewardship involve the corn check-off, tax credits, and compliance requirements.

Lead investigator: Duane Sand, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation

Co-Investigator(s):

Year of grant completion: 2011

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Policy Initiative.

Topics: Bioeconomy and energy, Policy

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