Critical Review of Supporting Literature on Land Use Change in the EPA’s Second Triennial Report to Congress
Joshua Pritsolas and Randall Pearson, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Laboratory for Applied Spatial Analysis
July 2019 – View PDF

Biofuel impact on food prices index and land use change
D.S. Shresthaa, B.D. Staaba and J.A. Duffieldb
March 2019 – View PDF

Response to “US Cropland Expansion Released 115 Million Tons of Carbon (2008-2012)” by Seth A. Spawn et al. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Renewable Fuels Association
November 2017 – View PDF

The impact of considering land intensification and updated data on biofuels land use change and emissions estimates
Taheripour, F., Zhao, X., and Tyner, W.E., Purdue University
July 20, 2017 – View PDF

The social inefficiency of regulating ILUC due to biofuels
Khanna et al., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
June 26, 2017 – View PDF

USDA Data Show Cropland Reductions in Counties with Ethanol Plants from 1997-2012
Renewable Fuels Association
April 3, 2017 – View PDF

Measured extent of agricultural expansion depends on analysis technique
Dunn et al., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory, Genscape & University of Illinois at Chicago
December 8, 2016 – View PDF

Understanding the revised land use changes and greenhouse gas emissions induced by biofuels
Gohin, A., SMART – LERECO
September 2015 – View PDF

Response to Environmental Research Letters article, “Cropland expansion outpaces agricultural and biofuel policies in the United States” (Lark et al.)
Dunn, J. et al., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago & U.S. DOE-Oak Ridge National Laboratory
April 29, 2015 – View PDF

Using Recent Land Use Changes to Validate Land Use Change Models
Babcock, B.A., and Iqbal, Z., Iowa State University-Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)
November 2014 – View PDF 

Land usage attributed to corn ethanol production in the United States: sensitivity to technological advances in corn grain yield, ethanol conversion, and co-product utilization
Mumm, R.H., Goldsmith, P.D., Rausch, K.D., and Stein, H.H., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
April 2014 – View PDF

A Spatial Modeling Framework to Evaluate Domestic Biofuel-Induced Potential Land Use Changes and Emissions
Elliott, J., et al., University of Chicago, U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory, Iowa State University & University of Illinois at Chicago
January 23, 2014 – View PDF

Analysing the Effect of Biofuel Expansion on Land Use in Major Producing Countries: Evidence of Increased Multiple Cropping
Langeveld, J.W.A, Dixon, J., van Keulen, H., and Quist-Wessel, P.M.F., Biomass Research, ACIAR, & Wageningen University and Research Centre (for Biomass Research)
July 2013 – View PDF

Modeling state-level soil carbon emission factors under various scenarios for direct land use change associated with United States biofuel feedstock production
Kwon, H.-Y., Mueller, S., Dunn, J.B., and Wander, M.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, and U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory
March 2013 – View PDF | Publication available for purchase

Land-Use Changes and CO2 Emissions Due to US Corn Ethanol Production
Tyner, W., & Taheripour, F., Purdue University
January 2013 –View PDF | Publication available for purchase

An alternative approach to indirect land use change: Allocating greenhouse gas effects among different uses of land
Kim, S., Dale, B.E., & Ong, R.G., Michigan State University & U.S. DOE-Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
November 2012 – View PDF | Publication available for purchase

Baseline time accounting: Considering global land use dynamics when estimating the climate impact of indirect land use change caused by biofuels
Kløverpris, J.H., Novozymes A/S, & Mueller, S., University of Illinois at Chicago
September 11, 2012 – View PDF

Induced land use emissions due to first and second generation biofuels and uncertainty in land use emissions factors
Taheripour, F. & Tyner, W.E., Purdue University
August 12, 2012 – View PDF

Carbon Calculator for Land Use Change from Biofuels Production (CCLUB): Users’ Manual and Technical Documentation
Mueller, S., Dunn, J.B., & Wang, M. Q., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory
June 11, 2012 – View PDF

Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007
Nickerson, C., Ebel, R., Borchers, A., & Carriazo, F., USDA-Economic Research Service
December 2011 – View PDF

Assessing the Land Use Change Consequences of European Biofuel Policies, Final Report
Laborde, D., International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI)
October 2011 – View PDF

Indirect land use change for biofuels: Testing predictions and improving analytical methodologies
Kim, S., & Dale, B.E., Michigan State University
July 2011 (Publication available for purchase) – View PDF

Sources of corn for ethanol production in the United States: a decomposition analysis of the empirical data
Oladosu, G., Kline, K., Uria-Martinez, R., & Eaton, L., U.S. DOE-Oak Ridge National Laboratory – June 10, 2011 View PDF | Publication available for purchase

Effect of Recent Expert Working Group Recommendations on California Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) Corn Ethanol Land Use Change Emissions Estimate
Air Improvement Resource, Inc.
October 29, 2010 – View PDF

Biofuels Done Right: Land Efficient Animal Feeds Enable Large Environmental and Energy Benefits
Dale, B.E., Bals, B.D., Kim, S., & Franki, P., Michigan State University
September 14, 2010 – View PDF

Land Use Changes and Consequent CO2 Emissions due to US Corn Ethanol Production: A Comprehensive Analysis, Final Report (revised)
Tyner, W. et al., Purdue University
July 2010 – View PDF

Indirect Land Use: One Consideration Too Many in Biofuel Regulation
Zilberman, D., Hochman, G., & Rajagopal, D., University of California at Berkeley
March/April 2010 – View PDF

Review of “Corn Ethanol and Wildlife: How increases in corn plantings are affecting habitat and wildlife in the Prairie Pothole Region” (Brooke et al. for the National Wildlife Federation)
Renewable Fuels Association
January 19, 2010 – View PDF

Biofuels and their by-products: Global economic and environmental implications
Taheripour, F., et al., Purdue University
November 27, 2009 – View PDF

A Scientific Assessment of the Role of Distiller’s Grains (DGS) and Predictions of the Impact of Corn Co-Products Produced by Front-End Fractionation and Back-End Oil Extraction
Shurson, J., University of Minnesota
September 10, 2009 – View PDF

Calculating Carbon Intensity: Implications of Projection Horizon and Future Land Use
NERA Economic Consulting (for Renewable Fuels Association)
April 30, 2009 – View PDF

Biofuels and indirect land use change effects: the debate continues
Matthews, J.A., and Tan, H., Macquarie University
April 13, 2009 – View PDF

Analysis of “Biofuels: Environmental Consequences and Interactions with Changing Land Use” (Howarth et al., published by the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment)
Renewable Fuels Association
April 2, 2009 – View PDF

Accounting for Differences in the Timing of Emissions in Calculating Carbon Intensity for the California Low Carbon Fuels Standard
NERA Economic Consulting (for Renewable Fuels Association)
April 2009 – View PDF

Analysis of Current Feeding Practices of Distiller’s Grains with Solubles in Livestock and Poultry Feed Relative to Land Use Credits Associated with Determining the Low Carbon Fuel Standard for Ethanol
Shurson, J., University of Minnesota
March 25, 2009 – View PDF

Indirect land use emissions in the life cycle of biofuels: regulations vs science
Liska, A.J., and Perrin, R.K., University of Nebraska at Lincoln
March 19, 2009 – View PDF

Land Use Effects of U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol
Darlington, T.L., Air Improvement Resource, Inc.
February 24, 2009 – View PDF

Biofuels, Land Use Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Some Unexplored Variables
Kim, H., Kim, S., & Dale, B.E., Phillips Academy Andover & Michigan State University
January 6, 2009 – View PDF

Understanding Land Use Change and U.S. Ethanol Expansion
Renewable Fuels Association
November 2008 – View PDF

Letter to Sciencexpress in response to “Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases through Emissions from Land Use Change” (Searchinger et al.)
Wang, M., U.S. DOE-Argonne National Laboratory & Haq, Z., U.S. Department of Energy
March 14, 2008 – View PDF