Feeding the world while preserving earth’s livability: the bio-fuel barrier
Prof David Tilman
- Start  Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 5:00pm
- Finish Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 6:15pm
- Venue Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre
- Postcode OX2 6GG
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 the efficient closure of yield gaps, healthier diets, and input-efficient agriculture. To these must be added a fourth: the rapid elimination of crop-based biofuels.
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