All Entries Tagged With: "ILUC"
Growth Energy challenges indirect land use change with flurry of data, papers
In Washington, Growth Energy is distributing copies of new reports that it says challenge the “flawed, unproven and unscientific concept” of international indirect land use change.’
Growth Energy’s package of reports include: New research from Monsanto showing that advanced seeds will boost corn yields as high as 300 bushels per acre by 2030, demonstrating that additional [...]
Dale, Searchinger debate biofuels, indirect land use change
In Michigan, the German Marshall Fund recently hosted a debate on biofuels and indirect land use change between Tim Searchinger, transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund and Bruce Dale, professor at Michigan State University. The debate was moderated by Juliet Eilperin of the Washington Post and is available on video here.
According to one industry [...]
Indiana corn acres, energy inputs, fertilizer inputs down, but yields continue to rise in refutation of indirect land use change projections
In Indiana, Hoosier Ag Today ran a feature on indirect land use change, finding that corn planting had decreased from 6.5 million acres in 2007 to 5.6 million acres in 2008 and 2009, in response to higher corn prices.
Indiana Corn Marketing Council president Mike Shuter said that Indiana farmers, as a rule, plant corn and [...]
NGOs, scientists hit back at food vs fuel, indirect land use change proponents with hard data
From Bangkok to Fargo, biofuels scientists have hit back at what they term faulty research and misguided priorities – with a series of presentations on palm oil, indirect land use change, and food vs fuel.
In Thailand, the private, non-industry related NGO World Growth, founded by Australian diplomat Alan Oxley, released a new report exposing what [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Traditional renewables received only $12 billion, while corn ethanol—a net energy loser—got $17 billion.”
Growth Energy: “There is a lack of scientific consensus on whether production of biofuels, such as corn ethanol, generates international Indirect Land Use Changes, and in fact there is data that shows no connection between ethanol production and ILUC; Growth Energy urges EPA to bifurcate the rulemaking process so final rules for ethanol production from [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “great example of why the E.P.A. should not be forced to permit higher concentrations of ethanol in gasoline.”
From the Renewable Fuels Association: “The Environmental Protection Agency threatened to derail implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard if the amendment passed. We do not agree with their legal analysis, and we’ll continue to advocate the right policy – a policy rooted in logic and fact. To that end, we greatly appreciate Senator Harkin’s effort [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “The EPA should not be seeking to use ILUC to regulate an entire industry.”
Tom Buis, Chief Executive Officer of Growth Energy: “The theory of Indirect Land Use Change has never been debated in the Congress. It has never been accepted as the consensus of the scientific community. The EPA should not be seeking to use ILUC to regulate an entire industry, especially one like ethanol that has the [...]
Sen. Harkin offers amendment to eliminate international indirect land use change as Renewable Fuel Standard criteria
In Washington, Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa offered an amendment to the funding bill for the Interior Department and EPA that would eliminate indirect land use change from consideration in greenhouse gas emissions standards for biofuels.
In related news, Senator David Vitter of Louisiana offered an amendment that would bar any regulation of carbon dioxide emissions [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “[By 2030] biofuels are expected to take the place of about 25% of the US petrol market.”
Danny Murphy, Mississippi’s director for the American Soybean Association: “We disagree with the figures being used in the proposed [indirect land use change] rule. This regulation is based on flawed science. The best thing we can do is comment on the proposed rule and urge them to consider the tremendous positive impacts soy biodiesel use [...]
Corn growers association urges comments on Renewable Fuels Standard, land use change
In Missouri, the National Corn Growers Association is conducting outreach efforts to remind supporters that the EPA is accepting comments until Sept. 25 on proposed regulations about the expanded renewable fuel standard, RFS 2, including indirect land use change. The NCGA is offering a link to assist in making comments, and especially is focused on [...]
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