I don’t understand why anyone thinks than turning hydrocarbons into food then turning them back into fuel is a good idea. Nothing about biofuels is sustainable or green. Unless you consider greenwashing green.
Even if it’s true that a gallon of saf is less co2 than a gallon of gas the total lifecycle co2 emissions has to be higher due to all the conversions taking place. Any gains are likely due to incomplete accounting of co2 sources
True but All the terms to describe the phenomenon are meaningless. It’s like we have been robbed of words to even describe the problems and they have all been replaced with buzzwords
Too simple of a model. If you used non industrial agriculture it would be mostly correct but industrial agriculture and fertilizer use consumes vast amounts of petroleum products so that’s where the issue lies