Biofuels production 2005, by country (ethanol and biodiesel)

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Biofuels production 2005, by country (ethanol and biodiesel). Production of crops for biofuels also competes with food production (Banse et al., 2008). Indeed, the corn equivalent of the energy used on a few minutes drive could feed a person for a day, while a full tank of ethanol in a large 4-wheel drive suburban utility vehicle could almost feed one person for a year. A recent OECD-FAO (2007) report expected food prices to rise by between 20% and 50% by 2016 partly as a result of biofuels. Already, drastically raised food prices have resulted in violent demonstrations and protests around the world in early 2008. Current OECD scenarios by the IMAGE model project a mean increase in the proportion of land allocated to crops for biofuel production equivalent to 0.5% of the cropland area in 2008, 2% by 2030 (range 1–3%) and 5% by 2050 (range 2–8%).

Sources

Earth Policy Institute. 2006. Data files for Supermarkets and Service Stations Now Competing for Grain. http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/2006/Update55_data.htm (Accessed November 17, 2008)

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Hugo Ahlenius, Nordpil

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The Environmental Food Crisis - The Environment's Role in Averting Future Food Crises

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2009

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