Resources for the Future debunks ILUC myths

In Washington, in an attempt to debunk indirect land use change theories, a Resources for the Future paper considers the effect of biomass energy on forests using a general stylized forest sector. The current research, led by Roger A. Sedjo, Brent Sohngen, and Anne Riddle, notes that “if agricultural croplands are drawn into the production of biofuel feedstocks, commodity prices are expected to rise, triggering land conversions overseas, releasing carbon emissions, and offsetting the carbon reductions expected from bioenergy.”

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