Analysis of Biofuels Indirect Land Use Effects Finds the Science Lacking: 'Too Diffuse and Subject To Too Many Arbitrary Assumptions To Be Useful for Rul...(estion mark over the refereeing procedur...)

Date:8/19/2009

estion mark over the refereeing procedures used for this paper by the journal Science," added John Mathews. "A paper that seeks to place a procedure in the worst possible light, and refrains from allowing others to check its results, is perhaps better described as ideology than as science."

The full analysis - Biofuels and indirect land use change effects: the debate continues - can be provided upon request.

About John Mathews

Professor Mathews is professor of strategic management at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. As a specialist in technology and innovation, he is interested in the renewable energy industries and in particular biofuels industries. He has worked internationally with UNCTAD, UNIDO and with the World Bank. He takes up the Foundation ENI Chair in competitive dynamics and global strategy at LUISS Guido Carli university, in Rome, in September.

About Hao Tan

Dr. Tan holds a doctor of business administration from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia (Vice-Chancellor's Commendation For Excellence In Postgraduate Research). He is currently supervisor research analyst and conducts research on cyclical industrial dynamics which he has presented at numerous international conferences.

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