As bioenergy booms, certification schemes must consider food security
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
As countries around the world look for ways to reduce their use of fossil fuels, the growing demand for bioenergy runs the risk of threatening the global food supply. Researchers reporting in Biomass and Bioenergy have developed a certification scheme for biomass resources designed to incorporate food security, to help ensure people in affected regions of the world can continue to put food on their tables.