Pooja Sharma

Title : Determinants of biofuel deployment and its implications on environment and economic growth

Abstract:

Transport is highly instrumental for mobility, while it is also a significant contributor to carbon emissions. This paper investigates biofuel adoption in major countries such as the United States, Norway, China, the UK, and Europe, India, along with 25 countries that deployed biofuels. The research aims to examine the role of R&D, sources of finance, socio-economic and political factors, and the policy regime, such as tariffs, in biofuel deployment. Secondly, considering these factors as determinants of biofuel deployment, the paper attempts to study the impact of biofuel deployment on the environment, employment and income. The two-fold objectives will be tested for 2013 to 2021 by deploying a cross-section regression analysis and Engle-Granger causality test.

Biography:

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi. An alumnus of Miranda House, University of Delhi, she completed her Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, MPhil and Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and Ph.D. fellow at the University of Agder (Norway). An avid Gandhian, her contribution varies in the field of Energy security, Energy transition, Renewable energy, Human Capital, and Gandhian perspective on energy transition. Also engaged in CEC UGC live lecture series related to Environmental Economics, Climate change, and Sustainability. She has published papers in reputed journals such as Elsevier, IOP, Wiley, and Springer.