The Impacts of Biofuel Mandates on Food Prices and Emissions

Renewable fuel standards have been blamed for rising food prices, but population growth and dietary shifts play a significant role.

The Long-Run Impact of Biofuels on Food Prices

The conversion of pasture and forest land to farming due to biofuels mandates may cause a modest increase in food prices—although population growth and income-driven preferences for meat and dairy over cereals may play as much of a role.

Ex Post Costs and Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Prices under the Renewable Fuel Standard

The US Renewable Fuel Standard was expanded to increase US biofuels consumption to 36 billion gallons per year by 2022, displacing about 25 percent of current fuel demand. This paper examines the US Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment of the benefits and costs of the program and recommends a simplified analytical approach.

Biofuel Investments and Implications for the Environment in Ethiopia: An Economy-wide Analysis

Wood Energy in Developed Economies: An Overlooked Renewable

Profitability of Biofuels Production: The Case of Ethiopia

Sourcing the Future of Wood Bioenergy

Some of the biggest bioenergy debates stem from a “food or fuel” problem, where agricultural lands have been devoted to growing grain as inputs for biofuels, at the cost of food production. According to a study by Searchinger et.

Wood Bioenergy and Land Use: A Challenge to the Searchinger Hypothesis

Biofuels, Economic Growth, and the External Sector in Ethiopia: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

Comparative Life Cycle Assessments: Carbon Neutrality and Wood Biomass Energy