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2010 IUCNAEL EJournal 1 (2010)

handle is hein.journals/icnael2010 and id is 1 raw text is: IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds Paul Martin* and Elodie Le Gait Introduction H. L. Mencken's famous quote 'For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong' often seems appropriate to our attempts to distil simple policy answers to very complex social challenges as illustrated with bio-fuel policies, an intrinsically risky policy-making area. Second-generation bio-fuels, which can be produced with energy crops, are promoted as one simple solution to the adverse effects of first-generation bio-fuels. First generation production from plant material that is also suitable for human or animal consumption poses the risks of price and availability pressures on competing valued uses. Second generation bio-energy inputs include waste material or species that are not consumed by humans and domestic stock. They hold the promise of providing new economic crops in areas that are unsuitably for present cultivation, or securing value from waste resources. However, some of the candidate feedstock that *Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England (Email: paul.martin@une.edu.au). The authors are interested in your response to the concepts discussed in the paper. Please go to http://www.invasivebiofuelscrops.webs.com to provide comments. There is also a more expansive version of this discussion paper available. You can send feedback to elegal@une.edu.au. Please specify the subject of your email as 'Biofuels Discussion Paper'. We look forward to the views of our colleagues. I PhD Student, Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England (Email: elegalIune.edu.au). 1