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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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Biofuels production 1975-2005 (ethanol and biodiesel)
Year:
2009
Author:
Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Description:
Biofuels have grown quickly in demand and production (Figure
14), fuelled by high oil prices and the initial perception of their
role in reducing CO2 emissions (FAO, 2008). Biofuels, including
biodiesel from palm oil and ethanol from sugarcane, corn
and soybean, accounted for about 1% of the total road transport
in 2005, and may reach 25% by 2050, with the EU having
set targets as high as 10% by 2020 (World Bank, 2007; FAO,
2008). For many countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia,
biofuels are also seen as an opportunity to improve rural livelihoods
and boost the economy through exports (Fitzherbert et
al., 2008; UNEP, 2008). The US is the largest producer and
consumer of bioethanol, followed by Brazil (Figure 15) (World Bank, 2007; FAO, 2008). Brazil has now used 2.7 million has of land area for this production (4.5% of the cropland area),mainly sugar cane.
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