Biofuels have been playing the main role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, according to the research center BEST (Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies). Data show this positive effect from biofuels might last until late 2050. In Finland and Sweden, biofuels will play this role until 2040, when electric cars will probably be leading the vehicle fleet. The United States and Germany will also have gains from biofuels. The analyst Dina Bacovsky explains countries must adopt several measures at once, in a way to achieve their targets for reducing CO2 emissions by 2050, such as reducing demand for road transport, improving vehicle efficiency, adding biofuels to fossil fuels, increasing the utilization of renewable energy, and hydrogen from renewable sources. There are some resources that have been mentioned, such as plantations focused on energy production (sugarcane and corn), crop residues, organic residues, biogas, firewood, construction residues, and leftover wood.
Sources: Valor/Portos e Navios (*Translated by Ia Niani)