Research Article

Induced Land Use Emissions due to First and Second Generation Biofuels and Uncertainty in Land Use Emission Factors

Table 5

Estimated induced land use emissions due to biofuel production for alternative land use emission factors (g CO2e MJ−1).

CaseFeedstockBiofuelWithout CP-EF1With CP-EF2
WH3CARB4TEM5WH3CARB4TEM4

(a)CornEthanol12.915.117.015.51822.6
(b)Corn stoverBiogasoline−1.0−1−1.1−1.0−1−1.1
(c)MiscanthusBiogasoline6.17.17.318.119.425.6
(d)SwitchgrassBiogasoline21.424.923.443.747.657.0
(e)Corn stoverEthanol−1.0−1.4−1.5−0.9−1.4−1.6
(f)MiscanthusEthanol5.810.110.115.725.432.3
(g)SwitchgrassEthanol20.335.533.138.26374.0

It is assumed that converting cropland-pasture to cropland (either for producing traditional crop or dedicated energy crops) does not cause land use emissions. It is assumed that converting cropland-pasture to cropland (either for producing traditional crop or dedicated energy crops) causes land use emissions. Based on EFs obtained from the Woods Hole data set. Based on CARB EFs. Based on the TEM EFs obtained for the base case assumption.