Research Article

Biofuel Expansion, Fertilizer Use, and GHG Emissions: Unintended Consequences of Mitigation Policies

Table 10

Change in emissions between baseline and afforestation scenario.

Enteric fermentationManure managementSynthetic fertilizerASM (except fertilizer)LUC emission

(Million metric tons of CO2-equivalent)
Argentina−0.01−0.010.030.156.50
Brazil−0.020.030.091.30140.51
China−0.30−0.010.681.5131.54
European Union−0.04−0.010.110.078.45
India−0.030.00−0.05−0.023.46
United States−1.23−0.54−2.77−3.48−158.95
Rest of the world0.350.140.571.05114.24
World−1.29−0.40−1.350.58145.75

(Percent change)
Argentina−0.02%−0.18%0.81%0.18%9.95%
Brazil−0.01%0.12%0.86%0.51%24.05%
China−0.17%−0.01%0.70%0.41%29.29%
European Union−0.03%−0.02%0.27%0.09%12.21%
India−0.02%−0.01%−0.10%−0.04%1.79%
United States−1.04%−1.37%−6.43%−1.62%167.27%
Rest of the world0.07%0.11%0.60%0.14%7.71%
World−0.09%−0.11%−0.39%0.03%6.06%