The Future of Biofuels: Economic Research Priorities for a Low-Carbon Transition
Join RFF for a webinar featuring a fireside chat discussing research needed into biofuels’ mitigation potential and long-term viability, sectoral roles and deployment barriers, policy design, and economic and distributional consequences.
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Recent federal actions, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, have heightened the relevance of biofuels in the United States. Advanced biofuels, in particular, may have the potential to contribute to economy-wide emissions reductions by serving as an alternative for fossil fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors such as aviation, maritime shipping, and heavy-duty transport. But what are the true climate impacts of biofuel production, what long-term role do biofuels play in economy-wide decarbonization, and how can policies be designed to be effective while limiting unintended consequences?
Join RFF on Wednesday, November 5, for a webinar featuring a fireside chat between Billy Pizer and Robert Bonnie as they discuss research needed into biofuels’ mitigation potential and long-term viability; sectoral roles and deployment barriers; and the design of biofuel policies, including their economic and distributional consequences. This webinar kicks off RFF’s “Future of Biofuels” webinar series, with several expert panels to follow in the coming weeks.
Fireside Chat
- Robert Bonnie, Distinguished Scholar, Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship
- Billy Pizer, President and CEO, RFF
