Biofuel sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean – a review of recent experiences and future prospects

Bailis, Robert; Solomon, Barry D.; Moser, Christine; Hildebrandt, Tina

doi:10.1080/17597269.2014.992001

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“…Most obviously, this concerns the scope of criteria included in a schemethe wider the scope, the higher the (indirect) costs of compliance. In 2017, we compute that 85 percent of companies certified according to a RED scheme chose ISCC; 14.1 percent chose 2BSvs; and the remaining 0.9 percent are shared by Bonsucro, RSB, and RTRS (Bailis et al 2014;similar Groovaerts et al, 2013in de Man & German 2017. 4 Given the ISCC's overwhelming dominance, it is difficult to uphold that market accountability is the only relevant logic in the relationship between voluntary schemes and biofuel producers as it exceeds the RED minimum criteria.…”

Section: Logics Of Accountability Relationships Under Eu-redmentioning

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Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains

Moser

Leipold

2019

Regulation & Governance

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The voluntary/mandatory divide is a constant feature of scholarly debates on corporate accountability for sustainability in global supply chains. A widely held assumption is that the addition of state authority to private transnational governance in global supply chains will "harden" accountability and, thus, promote more sustainable production. The state's ability to set legally binding requirements is expected to coerce companies into complying. The hybridization of private and state authority is seen to strengthen good practice in private authority. This empirical study questions these assumptions based on an analysis of two hybrid governance arrangements for sustainability in global supply chains: the EU's Timber Regulation (EUTR) and Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The results demonstrate that both EUTR and EU-RED yield sector wide efforts of compliance and to this extent can be seen as enhancing accountability in the sense of answerability. At the same time, we find that the policies in both cases are not more demanding, nor enforced strictly, the latter putting into question their potential to coerce companies. Further, a "hardening" of accountability is at least obscured as both EUTR and EU-RED have stripped private authority they employ in their hybrid transnational governance from the need to establish legitimacy with a broader audience. This makes legal compliance and cost-effectiveness the core factor for companies' efforts to demonstrate compliance. Our findings hence question whether the EUTR and EU-RED have led to "hardened" accountability compared to private transnational governance, and ask for an empirical, more nuanced understanding of what there is to gain or lose from hybridizing private and state authority in transnational governance.

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Section: Logics Of Accountability Relationships Under Eu-redmentioning

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Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains

Moser

Leipold

2019

Regulation & Governance

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“…To mitigate climate change and promote energy security and rural development, the EU has deployed a biofuel production program that includes a mandatory quota for biofuel use (Bailis, Solomon, Moser, & Hildebrandt, ). The legislation (Fuel Quality Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/30/EC amended by Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC; hereafter RED) stipulates that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport shall reach at least 10% in member countries by 2020.…”

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“…Companies along the biofuels supply chain that comply with sustainability criteria are the main producers of climate protection. In particular, land‐use decisions by agricultural feedstock producers in the Global South crucially impact GHG emissions (Bailis et al, ). Notably, by choosing among the different certification schemes, provisioning decisions are also made regarding climate protection and broader sustainability criteria (see Table ).…”

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Toward comparative institutional analysis of polycentric social‐ecological systems governance

Thiel

Moser

2018

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In this paper, we develop a conceptual approach that allows better understanding of what determines the performance of polycentric governance. The paper first identifies discrete structural alternatives of polycentric governance types (Public Service Industries). We suggest that efficient performance of Public Service Industries is shaped by variations in social‐problem characteristics (determining potential types of governance) and constitutional and overarching rules (of people's choosing), which jointly determine the credibility with which citizen‐consumers are able to discipline the activities of agents involved in governance. We illustrate this approach through the case of transnational biofuel governance in the European Union. We find that constitutionally granted (lack of) transparency and accountability are, in this case, pivotal for relatively inefficient governance of public goods. However, we also acknowledge the difficulties of assessing performance of polycentric governance based on single case studies. To overcome this problem, we suggest Comparative Institutional Analysis, which selects case studies according to social problem characteristics that are responsible for particular kinds of performance (e.g., efficiency) of polycentric governance types. This would allow scholars associated with the Bloomington School of Political Economy but also scholars analyzing governance from perspectives adopting similar assumptions to learn more about how constitutional rules shape the performance of polycentric governance types to build sound policy recommendations derived from this.

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“…In addition, the country is clearly aware that the food vs. fuel competition has to be avoided. Ecuador is one of the seven countries of Latin America that prioritize food security over biofuels (Bailis, Solomon, Moser, & Hildebrandt, 2014). In fact, the Organic Law of Food Sovereignty (2010) states the prioritization of food production "as long as possible" over biofuels production (IRENA, 2015).…”

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Assessing the penetration of bioethanol in the andean community: a review

Guerrero

2019

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The sustainable development agenda of the United Nations aims to ensure affordable energy for all and to diminish greenhouse gas emissions in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. A way to achieve these goals is by the substitution of fossil fuels with biofuels. This study compares three Andean countries: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in terms of bioethanol blending mandates current scenario and its sustainability. For this analysis, a review of the state of the art of first and second generation bioethanol in the three countries were developed, including a social network analysis to understand the interactions that have enhanced or delayed the achievement of their blending objectives as countries. So far, Colombia is near to reach its blending target; Ecuador has recorded a bioethanol deficit, estimated at 75%; and regarding Peru, in the last years they have achieved their national target. In addition to blending mandates, the countries appear not to rely on a sustainability policy for the development of first or second generation bioethanol. Furthermore, these Andean countries are planning to increase their blending targets. In order to achieve this, political efforts must be focused on feedstock availability as well as on the development of guidelines related to sustainability and technologies to be applied in their own context.

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Biofuel sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean – a review of recent experiences and future prospects

Cited by 16 publications

References 74 publications

Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains

Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains

Toward comparative institutional analysis of polycentric social‐ecological systems governance

Assessing the penetration of bioethanol in the andean community: a review

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