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| Khanna, Madhu; Onal, Hayri; Chen, Xiaoguang; Huang, Haixiao. |
| This article develops a dynamic micro-economic land use model to identify the cost-effective allocation of cropland for traditional row crops and perennial grasses and the mix of cellulosic feedstocks needed to meet pre-determined biofuel targets over the 2007-2022 period. Yields of perennial grasses are obtained from a biophysical model and together with county level data on costs of production for Illinois are used to examine the implications of these targets for crop and biofuel costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and nitrogen use. The economic viability of cellulosic feedstocks is found to depend on their yields per acre and the opportunity cost of land. The mix of viable cellulosic feedstocks varies spatially and temporally with corn stover and... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53491 |
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| Chen, Xiaoguang; Huang, Haixiao; Khanna, Madhu; Onal, Hayri. |
| Biofuels have been promoted to achieve energy security and as a solution to mitigating climate change. This research presents a framework to examine the extent to which biofuel mandates and subsidies reduce gasoline consumption and their implications for the food and fuel prices. A dynamic, multi-market equilibrium model, Biofuel and Environmental Policy Analysis Model (BEPAM), is used to estimate the effects of these policies on cropland usage between food crops and fuel crops and food and fuel prices, and to analyze the incentives provided by alternative policies for the mix of biofuels from corn and various cellulosic feedstocks that are economically viable over the 2007-2022 period. The provision of biofuel subsidies that accompany the mandate under... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61629 |
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