The ethanol trap2008

"With growing public pressure to curb the rise in greenhouse gas emissions, Canadian governments, like those in many other western countries, have chosen to promote and subsidize the development of ethanol as a fuel additive to gasoline. The purpose of this study is to examine the policy's goals, evaluate the scientific evidence that is used to justify government support for ethanol production, and determine the policy's costs to government and consumers"--Cover title page.