The quantity of land available to grow biofuel crops without impacting food prices or greenhouse gas emissions from land conversion is limited. Therefore, bioenergy should maximize land-use efficiency when addressing transportation and climate change goals. Biomass could power either internal combustion or electric vehicles, but the relative land-use efficiency of these two energy pathways is [...]
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Greater Transportation Energy and GHG Offsets from Bioelectricity Than Ethanol
Filed in Cars / Automobiles, Ethanol News, Food vs Fuel, Technology
Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded. By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Published: February 8, 2008 Read article about “Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat”
