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|a Land Clearing and the Biofuel Carbon Debt |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Increasing energy use, climate change, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil
fuels make switching to low-carbon fuels a high priority. Biofuels are a potential lowcarbon
energy source, but whether biofuels offer carbon savings depends on how they are
produced. Converting rainforests, peatlands, savannas, or grasslands to produce foodbased
biofuels in Brazil, SoutheastAsia, and the United States creates a ‘biofuel carbon
debt’ by releasing 17 to 420 times more CO2 than the annual greenhouse gas (GHG)
reductions these biofuels provide by displacing fossil fuels. In contrast, biofuels made
from waste biomass or from biomass grown on abandoned agricultural lands planted with
perennials incur little or no carbon debt and offer immediate and sustainedGHG
advantages. |
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|a emission reduction, greenhouse gas. |
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