RT Report
T1 Biofuels Vital Graphics: Powering a Green Economy
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Solgaard, Anne
A2 Rucevska, Ieva
A2 Otto, Martina
A2 Leagnavar, Punjanit
K1 green economy
K1 fuel
K1 land
K1 biological diversity
K1 water
SN 978-92-807-3107-1
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32160
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32160
NO This report presents a visual overview of the role of biofuels in advancing a green economy, outlining both opportunities and associated risks across the full production chain. It explains how biofuels can contribute to energy security, rural development, employment generation, greenhouse gas reduction and improved energy access, while emphasising that outcomes depend on feedstock choice, land use and life-cycle performance. The document examines safeguards related to land, biodiversity and water, including land-use change, food security, ecosystem services and water scarcity. It highlights regional production trends, technical and sustainable potential, and the need for integrated planning, efficiency improvements and policy coherence to ensure environmentally and socially sustainable bioenergy development.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026