By way of legislation, the United States has embarked on an ambitious goal of producing 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022, 15 billion of which will be corn ethanol, the rest, biodiesel, and biofuels from cellulosics. In this symposium, speakers from the Government, industry, and academia will address the sustainability of large biofuels goals and focus on metrics for measuring and managing the environmental impacts.

Topical 9: Sustainability: Lessons, Actions and Outlook

Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)