Lucie EdwardsBalsillie School of International Affairs, Ontario The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was created in 2002 to address global problems of agriculture and food security. More than 400 scientists contributed to the reports, while delegates…
Marianela Araya-QuesadaBiosafety Unit, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWendy Craig and Decio RipandelliBiosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy Biotechnology has the potential to help improve food production in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a continent where agriculture…
Xiaoguang ChenSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics (P.R. China) and University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMadhu KhannaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign This article analyzes the domestic and global rebound effects of a carbon price policy, the existing Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), and a…
Marion Zammit-Mangion, Ameer Al-Qallaf, and Joseph VellaUniversity of Malta This article examines the perceptions and acceptance of GM foods in 217 Maltese youths and attempts to establish whether exposure to formal channels of knowledge—such as biology tuition—may act to predispose students to…
Justus WesselerTechnische Universität MünchenPhilipp AerniUniversity of Bern and ETH Zurich The 15th International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research Annual Conference (ICABR 2011) explored the linkages between sustainability and the bioeconomy. The conference took place from June 26- 29, 2011. This special issue…
David Zilberman and Eunice KimUniversity of California, Berkeley The modern bio-economy consists of biotechnology, green chemistry, and modern biofuels, and can learn from the experience of the “traditional” bio-economy that relied on processes such as fermentation to alcoholic drinks, foods, and medicine….
Dusan Drabik and Harry de GorterCornell University Carbon leakage in the fuel market due to alternative biofuel policies is shown to have two components: a market leakage (or ‘indirect output use change’) effect and an emissions savings effect. We also distinguish between…
Alicia RosburgUniversity of Northern IowaJohn MiranowskiIowa State University We present results from an application of the Biofuel Breakeven program (BioBreak) to 14 US cellulosic ethanol markets that vary by feedstock and location. BioBreak estimates the economic costs of cellulosic biofuel production for…
John MiranowskiIowa State UniversityAlicia RosburgUniversity of Northern IowaJittinan AukayanagulIowa State University During the past half century, per-acre maize yields have increased due to improved cultivars, better management, and favorable weather. Recent US biofuel legislation, e.g., revised Renewable Fuel Standard, has increased the…
Lukas Scholz and Andreas Meyer-AurichLeibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim(ATB)Dieter KirschkeHumboldt University of Berlin This study analyzes the greenhouse gas mitigation potential and corresponding mitigation costs of biogas production in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. The production of biogas is based…
