From Climate Change Central: “While biofuels have been blamed for all food price increases, not all major food stocks are used in biofuel production. For example, rice – which soared in price from $360 a tonne last October to $1,000 in April, causing riots in some countries – is not used to produce ethanol or biodiesel. By September, the price had retreated to about $700, reflecting demand and supply fundamentals.”
From the Renewable Fuel Association: “Understanding changes in land use—such as deforestation, urbanization and agriculture expansion—is important if society is to properly address the challenges of climate change, utilization of natural resources, and energy production and consumption. However, the intensifying debate over potential indirect land use changes resulting from biofuels expansion is nebulous at best. At worst, it is tainted by ideological or political agendas.”
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