Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - March 21, 2014

A weekly look at sustainable bioenergy, farm, and forest policy issues

 

March 21, 2014

 

 

Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Discussion Revived: Provides Hope for Progress on Biofuels

 

In 2009 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandated that by 2020, California fuel producers and suppliers must reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of produced fuels 10 percent, relative to 2010 levels. These reductions are met by blending or replacing high-carbon fuels. In California, each fuel type is assigned a CI score that is measured in grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent per mega joule (g/mj) and CARB measures CI based on both direct and indirect emissions. The indirect emission calculation includes the Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) metric, a measurement of the unintended consequences to land-use change globally from the use of biofuels.

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To Contact the Author: Jessie Stolark at jstolark[at]eesi.org

 

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