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1 de Fraiture, Charlotte. 2008. Biofuel crops could drain developing world dry. SciDev.Net: Science and Development Network, 30 January 2008: 1-2.
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Rising energy prices, geopolitics and concerns over the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change are increasing the demand for biofuel production. At present biofuel production is estimated at 35 billion liters, accounting only for a small part (,2%) of the 1200 billion liters of annual gasoline consumption worldwide. But the contribution of biofuels to energy supply is expected to grow fast with beneficial impacts including reductions in greenhouse gasses, improved energy security and new income sources for farmers. However, biomass production for energy will also compete with food crops for scarce land and water resources, already a major constraint on agricultural production in many parts of the world. China and India, the world’s two largest producers and consumers of many agricultural commodities, already face severe water limitations in agricultural production, yet both have initiated programs to boost biofuel production. This paper explores the land and water implications of increased biofuel production globally and with special focus on these two important countries, using the WATERSIM model. It concludes that, although of lesser concern at the global level, local and regional impact could be substantial. In fact, the strain on water resources would be such in China and India that it is unlikely that policy makers will pursue biofuel options, at least those based on traditional field crops.
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6 Mol, A. 2008. Bioenergy: a growing market in need of direction. Wageningen Update, 1(8): 8-11.
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9 CGIAR Science Council. 2008. Biofuels research in the CGIAR: a perspective from the Science Council. Rome, Italy: CGIAR Science Council Secretariat. 34p.
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A CGIAR Science Council policy statement on bio-fuels production
10 Cassman, K. G. 2007. Climate change, biofuels, and global food security. Environmental Research Letters, 2. 3p.
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11 Reid, H.; Simms, A.; Johnson, V. 2007. Up in smoke? Asia and the Pacific: the threat from climate change to human development and the environment. London, UK: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) 92p.
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The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. The latest global scientific consensus from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that all of Asia is very likely to warm during this century. Warming will be accompanied by less predictable and more extreme patterns of rainfall. Tropical cyclones are projected to increase in magnitude and frequency, while monsoons, around which farming systems are designed, are expected to become more temperamental in their strength and time of onset. This report asks, will global warming send Asia and the Pacific ‘up in smoke’?
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15 Earley, J.; McKeown, A. 2009. Smart choices for biofuels. Washington, DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute; Washington, DC, USA: Sierra Club. 15p.
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17 Brabeck-Letmathe, P. 2009. A water warning. Economist, pp.112 (From The World in 2009 print edition)
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18 Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S.; Bekunda, M.; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Maene, L.Martinelli, L.; Sala, O. 2009. Rapid assessment on biofuels and the environment: overview and key findings. Executive summary. In Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S. (Eds.). Biofuels: environmental consequences and interactions with changing land use. Proceedings of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) International Biofuels Project Rapid Assessment, Gummersbach, Germany, 22-25 September 2008. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. pp.1-13.
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19 de Fraiture, Charlotte; Berndes, G. 2009. Biofuels and water. In Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S. (Eds.). Biofuels: environmental consequences and interactions with changing land use. Proceedings of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) International Biofuels Project Rapid Assessment, Gummersbach, Germany, 22-25 September 2008. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. pp. 139-152.
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20 Bekunda, M.; Palm, C. A.; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Leadley, P.; Maene, L.; Martinelli, L. A.; McNeely, J.; Otto, M.; Ravindranath, N. H.; Victoria, R. L.; Watson, H.; Woods, J. 2009. Biofuels in developing countries. In Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S. (Eds.). Biofuels: environmental consequences and interactions with changing land use. Proceedings of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) International Biofuels Project Rapid Assessment, Gummersbach, Germany, 22-25 September 2008. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. pp.243-263.
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