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CRS Publishes Primer on the Bioeconomy

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The report does not examine the policies and programs of individual sectors that contribute to the bioeconomy ( e.g. , biofuels, biomanufacturing, pharmaceuticals, or agriculture), but instead discusses the bioeconomy from a macro level perspective. According to the report, issues for consideration regarding advancement of the U.S.

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Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

The “climate policies” the authors refer to are ones that would make energy more expensive and result in more bioenergy use (the burning of biofuels and biomass), which in turn would increase land scarcity and drive up food costs. The IPCC comes to the same conclusion. [74] 48] FAO, “Livestock Primary,” FAOSTAT, [link]. [49] IGO, [link]. [50]