This report delivers the results of a life cycle assessment identifying the greenhouse gas benefits and broader sustainability profiles for emerging biofuels.
Report extract
The study examined 20 fuels scenarios, including seven sources of ethanol, two sources of biodiesel and 11 sources of renewable diesel. The selection of fuels and feedstocks was based on potential production scenarios in Queensland.
Of the total of 20 scenarios assessed, 17 of them had greater than 20% climate change benefit compared to conventional fossil fuel. The three fuels that do not meet this threshold would meet it if storage of carbon in landfill was excluded, as it is in Australia’s national greenhouse accounts.