Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Emissions from the US would be 8% higher when counted by consumption.”

Enerkem CEO Vincent Chornet: “The emergence of green fuels is driven by the need to reduce our dependence on fossil energy and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Any solution seeking to tackle these twin challenges must target the transportation sector – the largest energy user and contributor of GHGs in many countries around the world. The production of green fuels like ethanol from waste and residual biomass represents a viable solution with an immediate impact on one of today’s most pressing environmental challenges. ”

Professor Mohan Munasinghe, Director General of The University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute: “If we consider the countries in which goods and services are consumed, and allocate emissions accordingly, the findings are striking. For example, nearly 20% of China’s emissions are produced on behalf of other countries. Conversely, emissions from the US would be 8% higher when counted by consumption. With conventional mitigation methods, people in developed countries are unlikely to accept the sort of reductions in their standards of living that would be needed to deliver emissions reductions on the required scale of 80% by 2050. Similarly, people in developing countries will not be prepared to forego the benefits of economic development in the name of mitigating climate change.”

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