UT analysis advocates linking climate, bioenergy policies

Southeast Farm Press
By Margot Emery, University of Tennessee
Nov. 11, 2010 2:03pm

•UT analysis advocates linking climate, bioenergy policies
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• The study, “Implications of Energy and Carbon Policies for Agriculture and Forestry Sectors,”found that a Renewable Electricity Standard could generate $14 billion in accumulated additional revenues for agriculture and forestry, increasing the demand for and production of dedicated energy crops for biomass feedstocks.

• The study goes on to show that a Renewable Electricity Standard could create an additional $215 billion of additional economic activity, more than 700,000 jobs and $84 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product.

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