Fact Sheet - Sustainable Production of Biofuels

• Climate Profile of Biofuels - Contrary to the findings of Searchinger et al., the vast majority of research from academia, NGOs, and federal labs suggests that biofuels have a positive and increasingly beneficial impact on climate. (See sample reference list below.)
• Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) - All new biofuels production under the recently-passed RFS must meet stringent greenhouse gas reduction targets. BIO and its member companies supported these requirements because we share the goal of environmental organizations and others of sustainable production of biofuels.
• Feedstock Supply - The recent "Billion Ton Report" conducted by DOE and USDA found that the U.S. can displace over 30 percent of gasoline demand with biofuels without requiring any additional crop acreage. See: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/final_billionton_vision_report2.pdf.

Sample Lifecycle Biofuels References
http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/271.pdf

http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/biofuels/contents.asp

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/105/2/464

http://www.esajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1890%2F05-2018&ct=1

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/311/5760/506