Biofuels, neither saviour nor scam the Case for a selective strategy

World Policy Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Hunt, Suzanne ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

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EID: 48249104808     PISSN: 07402775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/wopj.2008.25.1.9     Document Type: Article

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1. Sugarcane-derived ethanol and biodiesel from palm oil are exceptional among first-generation fuels for greenhouse gas reductions and productivity.
2. Biofuels account for only a small fraction of total bioenergy use, most of which is derived from solid biomass (wood, dung, charcoal) burned for heat. Estimates are that 90 percent of the current bioenergy use is for such "traditional" applications.
3. By-products of biofuel crops are frequently used for animal feed, fertilizer, and electricity. In sugarcane ethanol production, for example, after sugar juice is extracted from the cane, the remainder (called bagasse) is burned to produce electricity.
4. A more complete discussion is available at www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ WRS0801/.
5. The Consensus is available at www.sef.org. nz/views/Sustainable_Biofuels. pdf.
6. Available at www.epa.gov/otaq/renewablefuels.
7. Available at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00006.