THE CURRENT SITUATION OF BIOFUEL:
ECONOMICS, POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH
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Faculty Club, UC Berkeley, June 24 & 25, 2010
THURSDAY, JUNE 24
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8:15-10:00 AM
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dean Keith Gilless, UC Berkeley
THE CURRENT ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SITUATION OF BIOFUEL
The Economics and Policy of Biofuel in the United States
Wallace Tyner, Purdue University
On the Economics and Policy of Biofuel and Land Use
John Miranowski, Iowa State University
The Interactions between Food Prices, Energy Markets, and Biofuel
Policies
JunJie Wu, Oregon State University
10:00-10:15 AM
BREAK
10:15 AM- 12:00 NOON
BIOFUEL AND THE ENVIRONMENT: INVASIVE SPECIES AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
Evaluating and Mitigating the Risk of Biofuels Becoming Invasive Species
Jacob Barney, UC Davis
Breeding Strategies to Increase Biomass and Prevent Invasiveness
Neal Gutterson, Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
Policy Objectives and Policy Choices—RSF, LCFS, Carbon Pricing, and PES
Deepak Rajagopal, Gal Hochman, and David Zilberman,
UC Berkeley
The Environmental Regulations of Biofuels in Europe
Justus Wesseler, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
12:00 NOON-12:45 PM
LUNCH BREAK
12:45-1:30 PM
LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Biofuel, Food, and Agriculture
Neil Conklin, The Farm Foundation
1:30-3:15 PM
BIOFUEL AND THE ENVIRONMENT: LAND USE
Biofuel and Land Use in Brazil
Joaquim Guilhoto, University of São Paulo, Brazil
What Is Behind CARB Regulations?
Michael O’Hare, UC Berkeley
Indirect Land Use: Does It Makes Policy Sense?
David Zilberman, Gal Hochman and Deepak Rajagopal, UC Berkeley
3:15-3:30 PM
BREAK
3:30-5:00 PM
BIOFUELS, FOOD PRICES, AND THE IMPACT ON POVERTY
The Impact of Biofuel, Demand, and Inventory of Food Prices
Gal Hochman, Deepak Rajagopal, and David Zilberman, UC Berkeley
Govinda Timilsina, World Bank
Biofuel and Poverty
David Laborde, International Food Policy Research Institute
Will Emerging Markets Decide the Future of Food and Fuel: The
Case of India
Herath Gunatilake, Asian Development Bank
David Roland-Holst, UC Berkeley
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FRIDAY, JUNE 25
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8:15-9:45 AM
PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF BIOFUELS
Changes in Sugarcane Yield
Eugenio Ulian, Monsanto
The Economics of Investment in Biofuel Plants
Cynthia Lin, UC Davis
Enzyme Prices and Productivity
Cynthia Bryant, Novozymes
9:45 – 10:00 AM
BREAK
10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON
FORESTS AND FUEL
Woody Biomass Plantations: Opportunities for Energy Production
Richard Standiford, UC Berkeley
The Transition of the Forest Industry to Biofuels: Alliances Between the Forestryand the Energy Sector
William Stewart, UC Berkeley
Obstacles to US Woody Feedstock Availability for Cellulosic
Ethanol Development
Kathleen Halvorsen, Michigan Technological University
Biofuel and Forestry: An EU Perspective
Alejandro Caparrós, University of Madrid
The Contributions of Forests to Bioenergy and Their Implications for MitigatingClimate Change
Steven Hamburg, Brown University
12:00 NOON – 12:45 PM
LUNCH BREAK
12:45-1:30 PM
LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Biofuel and the Energy Sector
Paul Willems, Energy Biosciences Institute
1:30-3:30 PM
LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE
Scenario Analysis of Sugarcane, Miscanthus, and Others
Heather Youngs & Caroline Taylor, Energy Biosciences Institute,
UC Berkeley
The Impact of Economics of Environmental Regulations on
Agricultural and Biofuels Research
Carl E. Pray and Rupa Deshmukh, Rutgers University
Biofuels in Developing Countries: Policies and Programs
Govinda Timilsina, World Bank
3:30-4:00 PM
BREAK
4:00-5:00 PM
DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY
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