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The Ecological Impact of Biofuels
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The ecological impact of biofuels is mediated through their effects on land, air, and water. In 2008, about 33.3 million ha were used to produce food-based biofuels and their coproducts. Biofuel production from food crops is expected to increase 170% by 2020. Economic model estimates for land-use change (LUC) associated with food-based biofuels are 67–365 ha 10−6 l−1, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions for decades compared to business as usual. Biodiversity is reduced by about 60% in U.S. corn and soybean fields and by about 85% in Southeast Asian oil palm plantations compared to unconverted habitat. Consequently, the largest ecological impact of biofuel production may well come from market-mediated LUC. Mitigating this impact requires targeting biofuel production to degraded and abandoned cropland and rangeland; increasing crop yields and livestock production efficiency; use of wastes, residues, and wildlife-friendly crops; and compensatory offsite mitigation for residual direct and indirect impacts.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fargione, J. E., Plevin, R. J., & Hill, J. D.
- Affiliations
- The Nature Conservancy (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2010-12-01
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 351-377
- ISSN
- 1543-592X (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2069
- OpenAlex
- W2059032638
- Cited by
- 260
- References
- 101
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 32 · 2013: 35 · 2012: 26
- FWCI
- 3.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Keywords
- biofuels, land use change, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, oil palm plantations, rangeland, crop yield, compensatory mitigation, ecological impacts
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