Bioenergy production would boom and spur steep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions if a global price is slapped on carbon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say in a report released. Examining bioenergy production under a $15-per-metric-ton carbon price that would rise steadily to $59 in 2050, researchers found production hitting 150 exajoules by 2050 -- compared with below 50 exajoules without a carbon price. Global greenhouse gas emissions would plunge 16 percent under that scenario, the report says, cautioning that the carbon price studied doesn't take into account land-use changes. Taking into account emissions from land-use changes, including deforestation, it says greenhouse gas reduction would be nearly 60 percent from the no-carbon-price baseline.
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/niven-winchester
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-m-reilly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/mit-joint-program-science-and-policy-global-change
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuels
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethanol
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
