Competition between food, feed, and (bio)fuel: A supply-side model based assessment at the European scale

Fradj, Nosra Ben; Jayet, Pierre-Alain; Aghajanzadeh-Darzi, Parisa

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.12.027

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“…This outcome partly explains why corn use in ethanol cannot impact corn price. Our results support the hypothesis that the expansion of biofuel production has greatly attracted farming resources to corn production (Büyüktahtakın and Cobuloglu 2015;De Martino Jannuzzi 1991;Fradj and Jayet 2016;Herrmann et al 2017).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Several studies argued that the expansion of biofuel production has attracted land use, water, and other agricultural resources. Because these resources are limited, the expansion may lead to the reduction of food crop supplies (Büyüktahtakın and Cobuloglu 2015;De Martino Jannuzzi 1991;Fradj and Jayet 2016;Herrmann et al 2017). To and Grafton (2015) provided evidence that a global increase in oil price and biofuel demand has contributed a significant role in agricultural commodity price fluctuations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Modeling the Impact of Agricultural Shocks on Oil Price in the US: A New Approach

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The current literature has generally considered prices of the agricultural commodity as an endogenous factor to crude oil price. As such, the role of the agricultural market in the energy sector has been largely ignored. We argue that the expansion of agricultural production may trigger a significant increase in oil price. In addition, the world has recently witnessed a growth in biofuel production, leading to an increase in the size of the agricultural sector. This study is conducted to examine the impact of different agricultural shocks on the oil and agricultural markets in the US for the period from 1986 to 2018. The study utilizes the Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) model to estimate the relationship between the agricultural market and the crude oil market. Moreover, the variance decomposition is also used to quantify the contribution of agricultural demand shocks on oil price variations. Findings from this paper indicate that different agricultural shocks can have different effects on oil price and that corn use in ethanol plays an important role in the impact of corn demand shocks on oil price. We find evidence that the agricultural market can have an impact on oil prices through two main channels: indirect cost push effect and direct biofuel effect. Of these, the biofuel channel unexpectedly suggests that the expansion of bioethanol may in fact foster the dependency of the economy on fossil fuel use and prices.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Modeling the Impact of Agricultural Shocks on Oil Price in the US: A New Approach

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“…Ben Fradj et al 2016;FAO 2016). We calculated the relative minimum and maximum values of their spatial variability by dividing the minimum and maximum prices observed or forecasted in different regions by a reference price from the literature.…”

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Prioritizing regionalization to enhance interpretation in consequential life cycle assessment: application to alternative transportation scenarios using partial equilibrium economic modeling

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Int J Life Cycle Assess

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The case study is defined in the context of the French law on the energy transition (LTECV: Loi relative à la Transition Energétique pour la Croissance Verte, referred to as LTE here) published in August 2015 (Assemblée nationale and Sénat de France 2015). The law proposes a set of targets to tackle climate change, preserve the environment and enhance energy independence in France. In the transport sector, the main objective of the LTE is to "develop clean transports to enhance the air quality and protect the health of French people". Its implementation is done with two targets: (i) 15% renewable energy consumption in the transport sector and (ii) a reduction of 30% in fossil primary energy consumption by 2030 as compared to the 2012 level.

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“…Prominent bioenergy sustainability issues include: direct and indirect land-use change impacts; competition between land used for bioenergy and food, or for other land-based mitigation actions (reforestation and afforestation); interaction of bioenergy systems with food systems; implications to food prices, food security, land ownership and jobs; direct ecosystem and biodiversity impacts; impacts of biomass production on water systems; and air quality. The impact of biomass energy production on food prices is contentious and more complex than is often presented [63,64]; with a high proportion of bioenergy feedstocks coming from residues in IAM scenarios [32] the focus may shift from food versus fuel to food and fuel [65,66]. In sum, bioenergy production for BECCS has the potential for significant social and justice implications which could severely impede the deployment of BECCS at scale.…”

Section: Can Sufficient Biomass Be Provided Sustainably?mentioning

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Challenges to the use of BECCS as a keystone technology in pursuit of 1.5⁰C

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Non-technical summaryBiomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is represented in many integrated assessment models as a keystone technology in delivering the Paris Agreement on climate change. This paper explores six key challenges in relation to large scale BECCS deployment and considers ways to address these challenges. Research needs to consider how BECCS fits in the context of other mitigation approaches, how it can be accommodated within existing policy drivers and goals, identify where it fits within the wider socioeconomic landscape, and ensure that genuine net negative emissions can be delivered on a global scale.

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Competition between food, feed, and (bio)fuel: A supply-side model based assessment at the European scale

Cited by 32 publications

References 20 publications

Modeling the Impact of Agricultural Shocks on Oil Price in the US: A New Approach

Modeling the Impact of Agricultural Shocks on Oil Price in the US: A New Approach

Prioritizing regionalization to enhance interpretation in consequential life cycle assessment: application to alternative transportation scenarios using partial equilibrium economic modeling

Challenges to the use of BECCS as a keystone technology in pursuit of 1.5⁰C

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