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Bring your questions and comments on bioenergy and participate in the discussions.

Increased demand for feedstocks to meet Australia's biofuels goals include many uncertainties such as what types of feedstocks will be used, at what prices, grown where, and with what implications for greenhouse gases and sustainability?

Adjustments in the agricultural sector to this increased demand will continue for many years as interest grows in renewable sources of energy to lessen dependence on foreign oil. As a consequence of these commodity market impacts, farm income, government payments, and food prices also change.

Global biofuel production has tripled from 4.8 billion gallons in 2000 to about 16.0 billion in 2007, but still accounts for less than 3 percent of the global transportation fuel supply. About 90 percent of production is concentrated in the United States, Brazil, and the European Union (EU). Production could become more dispersed if development programs in other countries, such as Malaysia and China, are successful.

What new technological developments can we expect?

Come and join our panellists in discussing your expectations and concerns with bioenergy.

Our panellists include Professor Steve Smith , Professor Colin Raston and Winthrop Professor Kadambot Siddique .

The details of the venue are as follows:
Venue: Molecular and Chemical Sciences Building, room G35
Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2009
Time: 16:00
Please RSVP to [email protected]

Please do not hesitate to contact Kymette Peck on [email protected] or 6488 7183 for any further information.

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Kymette Peck / [email protected] / 6488 7183