Not exact matches
«But the returns are also high, and if we take key principles into
account we can begin shaping the
policies and practices that could help make cellulosic
biofuels a triple win for the economy, the climate and for environmental sustainability in general.»
More specifically, researchers led by the University of Idaho's Tara Hudiburg merged the DayCent ecological model with another, BEPAM, originally designed to study environmental and economic impacts of proposed
biofuel policies, forming a combined model that simultaneously
accounts for market forces, land use, transportation costs, and a variety of other factors.
(10/10/2011) Europe's
biofuel push could exacerbate climate change unless
policies are in place to
accounts for emissions from indirect land use change, warns a letter signed by more than 100 scientists and economists.
The G8 pledge to ensure that
biofuel policies are compatible with food security comes in the wake of the leaked World Bank report that the push for
biofuels accounts for 75 % of the food crisis by competing with food crops for agricultural land.
2 We urge you to align the EU
biofuels policy with the best scientific knowledge and take into
account emissions from indirect changes in land use.