Robert Ackrill is Professor of European Economics and Policy in the Division of Economics, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK. He is widely published in the areas of EU and trade policies and has also received awards and recognition for his teaching.Adrian Kay is Professor of Government in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, Australia. Prior to a career in academia, he spent several years on the UK Government's European Fast Stream as well as working for the European Commission in Brussels.

• 1. Biofuels and Biofuels Policies – an Introduction 2. Brazilian Biofuels Policy – an Introduction and Overview 3. Biofuels Policy – an Introduction and Overview 4. United States Biofuels Policy – an Introduction and Overview 5. Comparing Biofuels Policy Drivers – Common Themes, Differences and Issues for Analysis 6. The Challenge of Policy Capacity in Biofuels Policy Design 7. Biofuels Policy Design and External Implementation Challenges 8. External Dimensions to Biofuels Policies 9. Biofuels Policy Challenges