Abandoned Farmlands Are Key To Sustainable Bioenergy

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 06/24/2008 - 13:00

Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands.

Using these lands for energy crops, instead of converting existing croplands or clearing new land, avoids competition with food production and preserves carbon-storing forests needed to mitigate climate change.


 

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