Biofuels, aviation and sustainability: Prospects and limits

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Biofuels, aviation and sustainability: Prospects and limits. / Upham, Paul; Tomei, Julia; Boucher, Philip.
Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. ed. / Stefan Gossling; Paul Upham. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. p. 309-328.

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Harvard

Upham, P, Tomei, J & Boucher, P 2009, Biofuels, aviation and sustainability: Prospects and limits. in S Gossling & P Upham (eds), Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 309-328. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770774

APA

Upham, P., Tomei, J., & Boucher, P. (2009). Biofuels, aviation and sustainability: Prospects and limits. In S. Gossling, & P. Upham (Eds.), Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions (pp. 309-328). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849770774

Vancouver

Upham P, Tomei J, Boucher P. Biofuels, aviation and sustainability: Prospects and limits. In Gossling S, Upham P, editors, Climate Change and Aviation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 2009. p. 309-328 doi: 10.4324/9781849770774

Bibtex

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