Comments on: Do Biofuels Always Bring Rainforest Destruction? http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/do-biofuels-always-bring-rainforest-destruction/ Biofuels and Climate Change Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:12:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: It’s Carbon Payback Time « Advanced Biofuels and Climate Change Information Center http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/do-biofuels-always-bring-rainforest-destruction/#comment-137 It’s Carbon Payback Time « Advanced Biofuels and Climate Change Information Center Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0000 http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-137 [...] It’s Carbon Payback Time Posted on July 22, 2008 by pwintersatbiodotorg A recent study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin takes another look at the “carbon debt” models proposed by Searchinger and Fargione in ScienceXpress earlier this year. Searchinger and Fargione argued that biofuel development in the United States and Europe would lead to the destruction of rainforests and grassland in Brazil and other tropical climates, which would of course release massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere (See earlier posting). [...] [...] It’s Carbon Payback Time Posted on July 22, 2008 by pwintersatbiodotorg A recent study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin takes another look at the “carbon debt” models proposed by Searchinger and Fargione in ScienceXpress earlier this year. Searchinger and Fargione argued that biofuel development in the United States and Europe would lead to the destruction of rainforests and grassland in Brazil and other tropical climates, which would of course release massive amounts of carbon into the atmosphere (See earlier posting). [...]

]]> By: mus302 http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/do-biofuels-always-bring-rainforest-destruction/#comment-31 mus302 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:55:24 +0000 http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-31 The one thing that I never see emphasized is the fact that burning fossil fuels creates a carbon debt that will never be paid off. And as oil production shifts more towards non-conventional sources such as oil sands the debt will get racked up even quicker. So basically this whole argument boils down to whether we should trade off long term gains for short term benefits. The one thing that I never see emphasized is the fact that burning fossil fuels creates a carbon debt that will never be paid off. And as oil production shifts more towards non-conventional sources such as oil sands the debt will get racked up even quicker.

So basically this whole argument boils down to whether we should trade off long term gains for short term benefits.

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