Canadian study attacked for bias: model used for gasoline, diesel showed 40-60 percent GHG emissions reduction for biofuels, then dropped

In Canada, a C.D. Howe Institute study that termed government biofuel incentives and policies as “misguided,” has come under fire for bias in calculating greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels. The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association said that the How study “uses GHG calculations from the recognized GHGenius model for its gasoline, diesel fuel, and electric power calculations — but not for its corn ethanol calculations. … the GHGenius model shows a 40% to 60% reducing in GHGs from ethanol compared to gasoline.” The study had used these calculations to conclude that the cost of reducing emissions with biofuels is seven times as much as with alternative measures.

Background on an explosive World Bank report on biofuels price impacts, and the food vs fuel “war of statistics” here.

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