tailieunhanh - Expanding Biofuel production and the transition to advanced Biofuels

To follow up on discussions held by the Roundtable on Science and Technol- ogy for Sustainability, the Science and Technology for Sustainability Program appointed a steering committee of subject matter experts to plan a workshop that would explore further the implications for sustainability of expanding biofuel production. Initial discussions suggested that many local and regional impacts associated with expanding biofuels exist in the . Upper Midwest, so the workshop focused specifically on this region | sustaikaihih SCIENCE AM TECKNM06V EXPANDING BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND THE TRANSITION TO ADVANCED BIOFUELS Lessons for Sustainability from the Upper Midwest SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPANDING BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND THE TRANSITION TO ADVANCED BIOFUELS Lessons for Sustainability from the Upper Midwest SUMMARY OF A WORKSHOP Patricia Koshel and Kathleen McAllister Rapporteurs Science and Technology for Sustainability Program Policy and Global Affairs NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington . 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by funding from the Energy Foundation and the George and Cynthia Mitchell Endowment for Sustainability Science. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number-13 978-0-309-14714-9 International Standard Book Number-10 0-309-14714-X Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press 500 Fifth Street . Lockbox 285 Washington . 20055 800 624-6242 or 202 334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area Internet http . Copyright 2010 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of .