The Future of Biofuels: Emissions Accounting and Modeling

Join RFF for the next Biofuels installment where experts will discuss how lifecycle assessment models inform biofuel policy design, the key debates and uncertainties in emissions accounting, and more.

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Date

Nov. 21, 2025

Time

1:00–2:15 p.m. ET

Participants

David N. Wear, Matthew Wibbenmeyer, Brett Sohngen, Chris Malins, Corinne Scown, and Michael Shell

Event Series

Webinar

Details

How are lifecycle assessment (LCA) models used in existing policies to incentivize biofuel production, and what are the major areas of debate in the emissions accounting space? Why do LCA assumptions—including treatment of indirect land use change—matter, and what research could improve models and interpretation? What unresolved uncertainties limit reliability for decisionmaking, and how might policy frameworks reflect these limits?

Join Resources for the Future (RFF) on Friday, November 21 for a webinar featuring an expert panel that will tackle these questions and more. This webinar is the fourth in RFF’s “Future of Biofuels” series. Stay tuned for future installments and learn more on the event series webpage.

Speakers

Brent Sohngen, The Ohio State University
Chris Malins, Cerulogy
Corinne Scown, UC Berkeley
Michael Shell, Isometric
David Wear, RFF (Moderator)
Matthew Wibbenmeyer, RFF (Moderator)

Topics

Participants

David N. Wear

Senior Fellow; Director, Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture Program

David Wear is a nonresident senior fellow and the director of the Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture Program at RFF.

Matthew Wibbenmeyer

Fellow

Matthew Wibbenmeyer is a fellow at RFF. His research seeks to understand climate impacts and climate mitigation policies related to the forest and land sectors, with a special focus on wildfire.

Brett Sohngen

Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, The Ohio State University

Chris Malins

Director, Cerulogy

Corinne Scown

Senior Scientist, University of California, Berkeley

Michael Shell

Carbon Removal Scientist, Isometric

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