Substantial potential exists to expand both food and fuel supply in a sustainable fashion. Sustainable biofuel pathways examined in this report include: boosting yields of food crops and associated residues on existing farmland; freeing up existing farmland for biofuel crops through further yield improvements; reducing losses and waste in the food chain to free up additional farmland for biofuel crops; and improving livestock management to free up pastureland for biofuel crops. The report also examines biofuel potential from: afforestation using fast-growing tree species; and cultivation of algae from organic waste streams or carbon dioxide.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/boosting-biofuels-sustainable-paths-greater-energy-security
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-renewable-energy-agency-irena
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-fuel-crops
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-residues
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-waste
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide