Biofuels: Pros and Cons for the Energy Transition

How new biofuels could ease the energy crisis.

By Robert Turner
Updated on October 24, 2023
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Is biodiesel renewable? Feedstock crops inform biofuels’ pros and cons in their role in energy transition as the world rapidly moves to adopt electric vehicles.

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The sticker shock you’ve likely experienced at the gas pump in the months since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, might be a potent reminder of our economy’s fragile dependence on fossil fuels. Aggression in one part of the world can catalyze an economic chain reaction that pinches oil supplies and raises prices for a wide range of petroleum-based products, including gasoline, heating oil, and synthetic fertilizers. The impact ultimately pushes up the cost of food — dependent on these inputs for its production, transport, and storage — for all of us.

Events of the past year gave me a wakeup call for considering where my energy comes from, and brought renewables, particularly agricultural biofuels, to front of mind.

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