Are biofuels an efficient technology for generating sustainable development in oil-dependent African nations? A macroeconomic assessment of the opportunities and impacts in Burkina Faso

Hanff, Elodie; Dabat, Marie‐Hélène; Blin, Joël

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.01.014

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“…These sectors are major consumers of fuel oils, either high distillates (diesel), medium distillates (DDO Distillate Diesel Oil) or heavy Fuel Oil 180 (FO180), which might be wholly or partially replaced with SVO [10,12,13]. This solution may contribute to reducing the cost of fossil fuel imports incurred by most developing countries, curb dependence on fossil fuels and limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [14,[16][17][18]. This is particularly true for African countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania or Uganda, which import 100% of the fossil fuels they need [19].…”

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Characteristics of vegetable oils for use as fuel in stationary diesel engines—Towards specifications for a standard in West Africa

Blin¹,

Brunschwig²,

Chapuis³

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Characteristics of vegetable oils for use as fuel in stationary diesel engines—Towards specifications for a standard in West Africa

Blin¹,

Brunschwig²,

Chapuis³

et al. 2013

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

117

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“…Several authors [35-38, 67, 68] have shown the benefits of contractualization as a means to vertically coordinate actors in the agriculture sector and as a component of efficiency in market development. With regard to supplying the biofuel sector, Bamière et al [69] and Hanff et al [70] have highlighted that the contractualization of relations between farmers and project promoters is a prerequisite for ensuring the sustainability of supply while preserving family agriculture. Contractualization mainly was established in the countries studied by the promoters of projects involving the industrial production of oil or biodiesel using Jatropha, which requires vast quantities of seeds for the processing units to function.…”

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“…Biofuelrelated policies largely focused on the technical and economic aspects of biomass-based energy production without taking into consideration socio-economic objectives linked to agricultural production [70], and without paying much attention to the sustainable integration of energy crops into farming systems. In the four countries studied, one can see that the ministries in charge of energy are imposing their views of the development of the sector to the detriment of the views of the ministries of agriculture, which represent the interests of agricultural producers.…”

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From the fuel versus food controversy to the institutional vacuum in biofuel policies: evidence from West African countries

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Dabat

2017

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Background: Since the early 2000s, biofuel production has been developed in West Africa with the encouragement and support of notably Europe, Brazil, and China. Yet the development of biofuels can also be viewed from the angle of West African interests. The principle arguments advanced in favor of biofuels pointed to their potential to reduce oil trade deficits and improve the populations' access to ready, cheap energy. Biofuels consequently began to be put on the political agendas of West African countries. Ten years after the first Jatropha plantations for energy use were established in West Africa, and in the light of the uneven development of the biofuel sector across the region, we analyze the factors that surprisingly led to policy inaction in many of these countries. Methods: We used the concept of policy cycle stages to analyze the involvement of stakeholders in building biofuel policy and the factors behind incomplete public policies. The methods and tools that have been defined for the analysis of the relationships and interplay between actors are based on an analysis of the positions and interests of different stakeholders and on the comparison of their influence and importance in the design and implementation of projects, programs and policies. Our approach is inspired by the literature on Stakeholder Analysis, but also draws from the field of New Institutional Economics. We developed our own analytic framework (the "4C") which breaks down the interplay between different types of stakeholders and into four types of relationships: coordination, concertation, cooperation and contractualization. Our research process was based on a ranging study conducted between 2011 and 2014. Multilevel approaches were used to understand multi-scale and multi-sector biofuel issues. The analysis employed a large range of methods, including the reading of reports and political texts and conducting interviews. The documentary analysis helped to identify stakeholder groups for the stakeholder analysis. We then carried out interviews with a panel of stakeholders.

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“…However, a complete analysis should put more emphasis on the problems Biofuels are already causing in Brazil and elsewhere [52][53][54][55].…”

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Improving the Global Energy Industry by Integrating Macro-Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities for Corporations

Piera¹

2013

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Emerging energy technologies and market evolution of some energy products, particularly natural gas, can converge to produce a new global scenario closer to the objectives of Sustainable Development, with a smooth transition that would avoid social and economic upheavals and could open a new cycle of growth and wealth. The first steps of unconventional gas production have induced stabilization in the gas spot price that should be continued to guarantee stable prices in the long term. Another line of development that should start a second phase of consolidation and cost reduction is the field of Renewable Energies. Besides research and technology advancements, a new financial deal could substitute for subsidies and feed-in tariffs. Last but not least, electric vehicles and other emerging technologies from the demand side will also have a main role in this quest to re-structure the Energy sector, where a new hierarchy of energy goods and energy applications will appear, and a better integral use of energy will take place. A main consequence of that will be a significant reduction of CO 2 emissions, and a cheaper cost of energy, although fiscal policies could swallow this advantage. In this transition, which would likely last thirty years or so, energy corporations will have to face challenges and opportunities to consolidate their working and value-adding status.

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Are biofuels an efficient technology for generating sustainable development in oil-dependent African nations? A macroeconomic assessment of the opportunities and impacts in Burkina Faso

Cited by 36 publications

References 33 publications

Characteristics of vegetable oils for use as fuel in stationary diesel engines—Towards specifications for a standard in West Africa

Characteristics of vegetable oils for use as fuel in stationary diesel engines—Towards specifications for a standard in West Africa

From the fuel versus food controversy to the institutional vacuum in biofuel policies: evidence from West African countries

Improving the Global Energy Industry by Integrating Macro-Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities for Corporations

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