Biofuel Policy as a Key Driver for Sustainable Development in the Biofuel Sector: The Missing Ingredient in Zimbabwe’s Biofuel Pursuit
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2013-12-14
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Canadian Center of Science and Education
Abstract
As global warming continues to be a challenge, there is urgency to look into fossil fuel alternatives for
sustainable energy supplies which have also been hastened by the volatility of crude oil prices and the fact that
fossil fuel depletion is clearly in sight. Zimbabwe has not been spared of the negative effects of climate change
which have affected both the food and energy sectors. This has proved to be a major challenge for the
sustainable development of the country’s economy. In an effort to be energy independent, the country has for
over decades looked into the prospect of utilising its vast biomass resources to produce biofuels. These
programmes have been met with a number of challenges which has seen most such projects not succeeding. The
current paper gives a narration of the history of biofuel programmes in Zimbabwe looking at their driving factors
and reasons that led to their collapses. Lack of a national biofuel policy is identified as the major factor that has
been the missing link in the past and must be addressed. The paper goes further to call for the crafting of a
National Biofuel Policy for Zimbabwe highlighting the major thematic issues it would need to cover. An
implementation plan for the programme has been proposed
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Open access journal article
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climate change, renewable energy, Zimbabwe, Policy, biodiesel
Citation
Moyo, P ,Moyo, M, Dube, D and Rusinga, O. (2013). Biofuel Policy as a Key Driver for Sustainable Development in the Biofuel Sector: The Missing Ingredient in Zimbabwe’s Biofuel Pursuit. Modern Applied Science, 8 (1), p 36-58