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MILWAUKEE – Purdue University recently released a study on indirect land use change, reporting that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ethanol production are 10 percent lower than had previously been reported.
“We should from the outset acknowledge that land use change is a complicated process. It is driven by many factors and varies through time,” the study said. “There are social as well as economic factors involved in the complicated process of evolving land use.”
“Ethanol plays a vote role in improving our environment, growing Wisconsin’s economy and reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” said, Joshua Morby, Executive Director of the WBIA. “We have always suggested that there are flaws with measuring emissions in this way, and this revised report shows that GHG emissions are lower than had previously been reported.”
The Purdue University report, “Land Use Changes and Consequent CO2 Emissions due to US Corn Ethanol Production: A Comprehensive Analysis,” was completed in support of the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.
The full report can be viewed online: http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/MC/625.PDF.
The Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance is a diverse group of businesses, environmental groups and statewide and local organizations that have come together to build both public and legislative awareness of the Bio Industry in Wisconsin.
For more information about the Alliance, or to find out how to join, please visit our website: http://www.wisconsinbioindustry.com.
