Unintended Environmental Consequences of a Global Biofuels Program

by J.M. Melillo, A.C. Gurgel, D.W. Kicklighter, J.M. Reilly, T.W. Cronin, B.S. Felzer, S. Paltsev, C.A. Schlosser, A.P. Sokolov and X. Wang

- With simulation modeling, two scenarios for cellulosic biofuels production are explored. Results show that both could contribute substantially to future global-scale energy needs, but with significant unintended environmental consequences.

by Melillo, J.M., A.C. Gurgel, D.W. Kicklighter, J.M. Reilly, T.W. Cronin, B.S. Felzer, S. Paltsev, C.A. Schlosser, A.P. Sokolov and X. Wang (2009). "Unintended Environmental Consequences of a Global Biofuels Program." MIT Global Change Program Report No. 16, January.