Biofuels: Optimism and Concerns - Desert Research Institute
Biofuels: Optimism and Concerns - Desert Research Institute
Biofuels: Optimism and Concerns - Desert Research Institute
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Benefits <strong>and</strong> Challenges of <strong>Biofuels</strong><br />
Improved Energy<br />
Security<br />
• Increased domestic<br />
supply<br />
• Widely distributed<br />
resources<br />
• Greater supply<br />
reliability<br />
• Petroleum reduction<br />
Economic<br />
Productivity<br />
• Price stability<br />
• Increased rural<br />
development<br />
• Reduced trade<br />
deficit<br />
• Improved global<br />
competitiveness<br />
Environmental<br />
And Other<br />
Impacts<br />
• GHG impacts<br />
• Carbon<br />
sequestration<br />
• L<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> water use<br />
• Wildlife habitat<br />
• Biodiversity<br />
• Food resources<br />
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