Biofuels can be used to meet the world’s ever-expanding
energy needs, according to biotechnology industry experts.
“Biofuels such as ethanol made from both grains
and crop residues or energy crops can reduce worldwide
reliance on oil, produce income for farmers and rural
economies, and reduce net carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gas emissions,” said Jim Greenwood, president and
CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization in a statement
to the U.N. Commission for Sustainable Development.
According to BIO, biotechnology has much to offer:
Biomass
can potentially supply as much as 60 percent of worldwide
energy use.
Biotechnology will allow farmers to harvest
two crops – one for food, the other for fuel.
Biofuels can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 90 percent.
“BIO supports the production of ethanol from
all feedstocks. Agricultural biotechnology is helping
to increase corn yields, while industrial biotechnology
is helping to convert corn starch and crop residues into
ethanol more efficiently,” Greenwood stated.
“With ongoing advances in biotechnology, biofuels
can help the world meet its growing energy needs. Biofuels
can help America meet nearly half its transportation-fuel
needs by the middle of this century.”
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