Canadian Biofuel Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Oil & Gas News -- WINNIPEG -- December 8, 2009 -- Canadian ethanol emits 62 per cent less greenhouse gas than conventional fuel, taking into consideration all stages of the fuel's production from planting a crop to burning the fuel, a new report prepared for Canada's biofuel industry said.PAID ADVERTISEMENT
"We can clearly demonstrate that we are producing a fuel that reduces greenhouse gases," he said. "The notion (of) a negative environmental result is just garbage."
Among several reports that have been skeptical about biofuel, a 2005 study by Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley found that producing biofuel from corn and other crops uses much more energy than the end product generates.
The Canadian government's mandate for use of renewable materials in gasoline takes effect in September 2010. Canada has granted annual subsidies for up to seven years to biofuel producers Husky Energy and Suncor Energy from a C$1.5 billion ($1.4 billion) fund.
The Renewable Fuels Association plans to ask the Canadian government early next year to expand fuel-blending mandates and production incentives.
The report for the Renewable Fuels Association was written by consultant Cheminfo Services. It is based on the industry's reported production of 741 million litres of all biofuels between April 2008 and March 2009 and uses estimates and a model to gauge greenhouse gas emissions from production stages.
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