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Beneficial Biofuels—The Food, Energy, and Environment Trilemma

20091,582 citationsJournal Article

Authors

David Tilman · University of Minnesota

Robert H. Socolow · Princeton University

Jonathan A. Foley · University of Minnesota

Jason Hill · University of Minnesota

Eric D. Larson · Princeton University

Lee R. Lynd · Dartmouth College

Stephen W. Pacala ·

Abstract

Exploiting multiple feedstocks, under new policies and accounting rules, to balance biofuel production, food security, and greenhouse-gas reduction.

Topics & Keywords

Biofuel production and bioconversion Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development Energy and Environment Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 325, Issue 5938, pp. 270-271

DOI: 10.1126/science.1177970

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 85.47

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Princeton University

John M. Reilly · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tim Searchinger · Princeton University

Chris Somerville · University of California, Berkeley

Robert H. Williams · Princeton University