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Meeting the Demand for Biofuels [electronic resource] : Impact on Land Use and Carbon Mitigation

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science, 2011.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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140 KB : digital, PDF file
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Science, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The purpose of this research was to develop an integrated, interdisciplinary framework to investigate the implications of large scale production of biofuels for land use, crop production, farm income and greenhouse gases. In particular, we examine the mix of feedstocks that would be viable for biofuel production and the spatial allocation of land required for producing these feedstocks at various gasoline and carbon emission prices as well as biofuel subsidy levels. The implication of interactions between energy policy that seeks energy independence from foreign oil and climate policy that seeks to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions for the optimal mix of biofuels and land use will also be investigated. This project contributes to the ELSI research goals of sustainable biofuel production while balancing competing demands for land and developing policy approaches needed to support biofuel production in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:doe/er64503-1
doe/er64503-1
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Published through SciTech Connect.
08/14/2011.
"doe/er64503-1"
"CFDA No. 81.049"
Jain, Atul; Khanna, Madhu; Onal, Hayri; Scheffran, Jurgen; Chen, Xiaoguang; Erickson, Matt; Huang, Haixiao; Kang, Seungmo.
Type of Report and Period Covered Note
Final; 05/31/2008 - 05/31/2011
Funding Information
FG02-07ER64503
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