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Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue

2014-04-20 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. The findings by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team of researchers cast doubt on whether corn residue can be used to meet federal mandates to ramp up ethanol production and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Corn stover-the stalks, leaves and cobs in cornfields after harvest-has been considered...

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