Legacy Project
EPA Stratus: Alternative Fuels and Climate Change (TO4)
Funder: US EPA
Project Timeline: April 17, 2015 - March 29, 2016
Countries: Indonesia and Malaysia
Program Areas: Ecosystem Services, Forestry and Natural Resource Management and Clean Energy & Circular Economy
Transitioning land from forest or grassland to cultivation for biofuels has implications for greenhouse gas emissions. As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Renewable Fuel Standard 2 rulemaking process, Winrock is responsible for evaluating and analyzing the emissions implications of land conversion taking place around the world as a result of increased demand for biofuels.
