Beneficial Biofuels—The Food, Energy, and Environment Trilemma
Biomass - Journal ArticleAuthor: David Tilman, Robert Socolow, Jonathan A. Foley, Jason Hill, Eric Larson, Lee Lynd, Stephen Pacala, John Reilly, Tim Searchinger, Chris Somerville, Robert Williams
Author Affiliation: Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Submitted: Thu, 09/17/2009 - 19:30
Published in: Science Magazine on 17 July 2009
Copyright Status: Not disclosed Link to source material: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/325/5938/270 Description:
Recent analyses of the energy and greenhouse-gas performance of alternative biofuels have ignited a controversy that may be best resolved by applying two simple principles. In a world seeking solutions to its energy, environmental, and food challenges, society cannot afford to miss out on the global greenhouse-gas emission reductions and the local environmental and societal benefits when biofuels are done right. However, society also cannot accept the undesirable impacts of biofuels done wrong. Login to post comments
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