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. 2022 Jul-Sep;105(3):368504221118350.
doi: 10.1177/00368504221118350.

The development of input-monitoring system on biofuel economics and social welfare analysis

Chih-Chun Kung  1 , Binbo Zheng  1   2 , Hailing Li  3 , Shan-Shan Kung  4
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The development of input-monitoring system on biofuel economics and social welfare analysis

Chih-Chun Kung et al. Sci Prog. 2022 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Biofuel production relies on stable supply of biomass which would be significantly influenced by climate-induced impacts. Since the actual agricultural outputs are relatively unpredictable in the face of uncertain environmental conditions and can only be realized in the harvest season, providing useful information regarding the stability of biomass supply to the downstream biofuel industry is crucial. This study firstly illustrates a theoretical framework to explore the resultant market equilibrium and optimal conditions of agricultural and bioenergy production in the face of highly uncertain environmental risks and then employs a two-stage stochastic programming model to investigate the optimal biofuel development and associated economic and environmental effects. The results show that total welfare may not always increase because the loss of other agricultural commodities induced by climate impacts may be greater than the gains received by biofuel production and emission reduction. This study provides insights into the area where artificial intelligence monitoring system can be implemented to analyze the input data associated with agricultural activities and help the biofuel industry to improve its production possibilities.

Keywords: Bioenergy; climate change; stochastic programming; uncertainty; welfare.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Residual water use.
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Resource use under competition.
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Effects of policy on commodity demand and supply.
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Biofuel production under various gasoline prices.
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Potential changes in fertilizer use.
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Irrigation change in different production regions.
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Alternative uses of energy crops.
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Welfare change under market operations.
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