22
Oct
Feeding the world while preserving earth’s livability: the bio-fuel barrier
Prof David Tilman
Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 | Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre
The two fastest-growing global uses of food crops are their conversion into biofuels and their use as livestock feeds. Prof Tilman will discuss how, when both their direct and indirect environmental impacts are considered, most food-based biofuels cause more environmental harm than the petroleum fuels they replace. The solution to global food and environment problems is often thought to require [...]