Abstract
Biofuels are often considered to be among the technologies that can reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of the transportation sector. Yet the changes in land use that could accompany the production of biofuel feedstocks and the subsequent environmental impacts, including GHG emissions, are a potential disadvantage of biofuels. Land-use change (LUC) occurs when land is converted to biofuel feedstock production from other uses or states, including non-feedstock agricultural lands, forests, and grasslands. This type of LUC is sometimes called direct LUC. The resulting change in crop production levels (e.g., an increase in corn production may cause a decrease in soybean production) and exports may shift land uses domestically and abroad through economic linkages. This latter type of LUC is called indirect LUC and can be estimated through the use of economic models.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Fuel Production from Non-Food Biomass |
Subtitle of host publication | Corn Stover |
Publisher | Apple Academic Press |
Pages | 281-307 |
Number of pages | 27 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781498728430 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781771881234 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Environmental Science