Emissions Impact of Biofuels Undercounted

A new report claims that the way the global warming impact of biofuels is measured leaves out the land use component of clearing land and growing crops.

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October 27, 2009, 5:00 AM PDT

By Tim Halbur

"In recent months, researchers have begun to worry that bioenergy crops could replace the world's forests and savannahs on a huge scale unless climate policies start to take full account of how these crops' production affects greenhouse-gas concentrations. None of the major climate regimes -- including the Kyoto Protocol, the European Union's carbon market and the House-passed climate bill -- account for the carbon released by changing land use for biofuels."

FULL STORY: Carbon advantage of biofuels may be overstated

Friday, October 23, 2009 in The Washington Post

Energy Environment World Global Warming Biofuels

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