Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use Change
This research asks and answers a question that had been avoided by all the previous research on biofuels impacts. That is, to what extent are the US and EU biofuels sustainability criteria binding in the sense that if applied, sufficient land would be available to implement the programs? In answerin...
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| author | Krissana Treesilvattanakul Farzad Taheripour Wallace E. Tyner |
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| description | This research asks and answers a question that had been avoided by all the previous research on biofuels impacts. That is, to what extent are the US and EU biofuels sustainability criteria binding in the sense that if applied, sufficient land would be available to implement the programs? In answering the question, we simulate the global land by agro-ecological zone that would be needed to supply feedstocks for the US and EU biofuel programs using an advanced version of the GTAP-BIO model. Then we estimate the global area of land that would not be available due to sustainability criteria restrictions, again by agro-ecological zone. Finally, we determine the extent to which the US and EU sustainability criteria are binding and find that they are not binding at the biofuel levels currently targeted by the US and EU. In addition, we evaluate the same question, but this time freezing global food consumption, and get the same answer—plenty of land is available to meet the targets and supply food demands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16d2d1d203c74e04a11b058a6ae20fa42022-12-22T03:19:02ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732014-08-01785119512810.3390/en7085119en7085119Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use ChangeKrissana Treesilvattanakul0Farzad Taheripour1Wallace E. Tyner2Department of Agro-Industrial Technology Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngamwongwan Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, ThailandDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 403 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-5056, USADepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 403 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-5056, USAThis research asks and answers a question that had been avoided by all the previous research on biofuels impacts. That is, to what extent are the US and EU biofuels sustainability criteria binding in the sense that if applied, sufficient land would be available to implement the programs? In answering the question, we simulate the global land by agro-ecological zone that would be needed to supply feedstocks for the US and EU biofuel programs using an advanced version of the GTAP-BIO model. Then we estimate the global area of land that would not be available due to sustainability criteria restrictions, again by agro-ecological zone. Finally, we determine the extent to which the US and EU sustainability criteria are binding and find that they are not binding at the biofuel levels currently targeted by the US and EU. In addition, we evaluate the same question, but this time freezing global food consumption, and get the same answer—plenty of land is available to meet the targets and supply food demands.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/8/5119biofuels sustainability criteriabiofuels mandatesbiofuels and food consumption |
| spellingShingle | Krissana Treesilvattanakul Farzad Taheripour Wallace E. Tyner Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use Change Energies biofuels sustainability criteria biofuels mandates biofuels and food consumption |
| title | Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use Change |
| title_full | Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use Change |
| title_fullStr | Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use Change |
| title_short | Application of US and EU Sustainability Criteria to Analysis of Biofuels-Induced Land Use Change |
| title_sort | application of us and eu sustainability criteria to analysis of biofuels induced land use change |
| topic | biofuels sustainability criteria biofuels mandates biofuels and food consumption |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/8/5119 |
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