An evaluation of approaches for quantifying emissions from indirect land use change

Ruth Delzeit, Gernot Klepper and Mareike Söder

No 2035, Kiel Working Papers from Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)

Abstract: The contribution of biofuels to save greenhouse gas emissions has been challenged over the last years. A still unresolved question is how to quantify emissions from indirect land use change (iLUC). In this paper we review approaches to quantify iLUC-emissions. We conclude that economic simulation models have fewer drawbacks compared to two other approaches. We find that economic simulation models contain a high level of uncertainty with respect to key model parameters. Further, we conclude that it is inappropriate to calculate crop-specific iLUC-emissions and to include them into binding regulation. We argue that modelling results, particularly crop-specific ones, should not be used for policy decisions.

Keywords: CGE Modeling; indirect land use change; biofuels; greenhouse gas emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 Q16 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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