Side Event

Crops for Fuel? N2O release from agro biofuel production

Organizer
Federation of German Scientists (Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler)

Date and Time
15 May 2008 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BS COP MOP 4)

Producing fuels from plants and crops mean not only relevant inputs of fossil energy, but also relevant emission of N2O. N2O is a greenhouse gas much more potent and durable than CO2. Responsible science as good as responsible energy policy has to look at the impact of N2O-releases. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Winiwarter, Austrian Research Centers, systems research, Vienna