The Future of Biofuels: Emissions Accounting and Modeling
The final Biofuels webinar installment with an expert panel discussion about how lifecycle assessment models inform biofuel policy design, the key debates and uncertainties in emissions accounting, and more.
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?
On Friday, November 21, RFF hosted a webinar featuring an expert panel that tackled these questions and more. This webinar is the fourth in RFF’s “Future of Biofuels” series.
Speakers
- Brent Sohngen, Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, The Ohio State University
- Chris Malins, Director, Cerulogy
- Corinne Scown, Senior Scientist, University of California, Berkeley
- David Wear, RFF (Moderator)
- Matthew Wibbenmeyer, RFF (Moderator)
