HGCA response to RFA call for Evidence Alastair Dickie Director, Crop Marketing, HGCA

Question 2: How are GHG-savings of different biofuels affected by displaced agricultural activity and resulting land-use change? How may this be affected in the future by the introduction of advanced technologies, use of marginal land and other improvements in production?

Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions OPTION 1 UK-grown oilseed rape converted to biodiesel and the resulting meal used for livestock feed 57%* reduction in primary energy consumption 66%* net savings of carbon dioxide emissions OPTION 2 Oilseed rape converted to biodiesel and resulting meal used as an energy source 97%* in primary energy consumption 94%* net savings of carbon dioxide emissions * Compared with conventional ultra-low sulphur diesel production Source: HGCA

Carbon and Energy saving - benefits of bio-fuels

HGCA Greenhouse Gas calculators Developed for: OSR to bio-diesel Wheat to ethanol

Carbon Footprint - how do we measure that?

Net Calculation:

Brazil – ethanol market keeps expanding - ethanol is cheaper than petrol in Brazil Source: FO Lichts

US in the future - forget CO 2 savings, think ‘security of supplies’

Future Ethanol Consumption - the world is just starting to develop biofuels

EU biodiesel production is still rising - biofuels obligations will expand vegetable oil use

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