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K. Takeuchi et al. (eds.), Biofuels and Sustainability, Science for Sustainable
Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54895-9_4
Chapter 4
Applying Stakeholder Perspectives
to Sustainable Biofuel Strategy: A Summary
of Our Analyses
Masahiro Matsuura and Hideaki Shiroyama
4.1 Producers in Developing Nations
Toward the mass production of biofuels for transportation and other uses, feedstock
production is increasingly dependent on developing nations in South America and
Southeast Asia. For instance, multiple sections in Part II focused on the production
of sugarcane-based bioethanol in Brazil. Chapter 2.2.1 will analyze the impact of
increased production of sugarcane in Brazil on forest, land, and water uses. In a
similar vein, Chap. 2.1.2 will discuss various methods of bioethanol production that
would eventually contribute to the ultimate goal of deploying biofuels, which is to
reduce the GHG emission. Chapter 2.2.2 will also discuss various methods of production with focus on regional impacts. Chapter 2.3.1 will provide an overview of
stakeholders in Brazilian bioethanol and Indonesian biodiesel production sectors.
These chapters focus on producers’ influence on the environment, as well as the
influence on varieties of stakeholders in the production of biofuels.
In the context of regulating biofuels, “producers” of feedstock are often characterized as profit-seeking plantation owners that contribute to the degradation of
natural environment and living environment of indigenous people. The reality in the
field of production in developing nations, however, is far more complex. Different
kinds of plantation owners exist, varying by the scale of capital and the main market. Plantation owners are not the sole decision-maker in the feedstock production.
Many independent small-scale farmers still exist.
M. Matsuura (*)
Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University,
1-1 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8301, Japan
e-mail: mmatsuura@meiji.ac.jp
H. Shiroyama
Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2018
K. Takeuchi et al. (eds.), Biofuels and Sustainability, Science for Sustainable
Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54895-9_4
Chapter 4
Applying Stakeholder Perspectives
to Sustainable Biofuel Strategy: A Summary
of Our Analyses
Masahiro Matsuura and Hideaki Shiroyama
4.1 Producers in Developing Nations
Toward the mass production of biofuels for transportation and other uses, feedstock
production is increasingly dependent on developing nations in South America and
Southeast Asia. For instance, multiple sections in Part II focused on the production
of sugarcane-based bioethanol in Brazil. Chapter 2.2.1 will analyze the impact of
increased production of sugarcane in Brazil on forest, land, and water uses. In a
similar vein, Chap. 2.1.2 will discuss various methods of bioethanol production that
would eventually contribute to the ultimate goal of deploying biofuels, which is to
reduce the GHG emission. Chapter 2.2.2 will also discuss various methods of production with focus on regional impacts. Chapter 2.3.1 will provide an overview of
stakeholders in Brazilian bioethanol and Indonesian biodiesel production sectors.
These chapters focus on producers’ influence on the environment, as well as the
influence on varieties of stakeholders in the production of biofuels.
In the context of regulating biofuels, “producers” of feedstock are often characterized as profit-seeking plantation owners that contribute to the degradation of
natural environment and living environment of indigenous people. The reality in the
field of production in developing nations, however, is far more complex. Different
kinds of plantation owners exist, varying by the scale of capital and the main market. Plantation owners are not the sole decision-maker in the feedstock production.
Many independent small-scale farmers still exist.
M. Matsuura (*)
Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University,
1-1 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8301, Japan
e-mail: mmatsuura@meiji.ac.jp
H. Shiroyama
Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan