Study Finds Biofuel Carbon Footprint Overstated
A Michigan State University study finds that the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions may be significantly less than other studies have indicated. The researchers found that the carbon “pay back” time – the theoretical amount of time it takes for the carbon savings of biofuel production to surpass the carbon emissions attributed to biofuels production – can be significantly shorter depending on use of sustainable cropping management practices. READ MORE The article, Biofuels, Land Use Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Some Unexplored Variables. Environmental Science & Technology, 2009.


