Biofuels

Many biofuels have the same or worse greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as fossil fuels over their full life cycle (production through consumption). 

Because of limited supply, buying any kind of liquid biofuel leads to increased palm oil production, which destroys tropical forests and soils and drives losses in biodiversity. These associated emissions and climate harms are ignored by official GHG emissions models.

Leaking methane from RNG processing and pipelines results in twice as many GHG emissions as current life-cycle accounting for RNG.

Our energy dollars go out of state instead of being invested in local energy production, weatherization, and efficiency.

Liquid biofuel crops replace food crops, putting stress on our food system.

Scaled-up biomass also increases biodiversity loss. Importing biomass from afar causes additional transportation emissions. 

Scaled-up biomass harvest can release carbon faster than carbon captured from regrowth. It is misleading that biomass is sustainable. 

Biofuels have the same or worse particulate pollution as fossil fuels, and biomass additionally emits harmful nitrogen oxides.

Pollution, deforestation, and other harmful effects of biofuels disproportionately impact frontline and Indigenous communities, who already bear more than their fair share of climate burdens.