Research Article

US Agriculture under Climate Change: An Examination of Climate Change Effects on Ease of Achieving RFS2

Table 14

Regional distribution of energy sorghum-based ethanol production in million gallons per year under alternative scenarios, 2030.

RegionRFS2-ESRFS2HC-ESRFS2CC-ES

Corn belt3,7254,0185,206
Great plains5,0685,6315,631
Northeast212314
Rocky mountains261570
Pacific southwest0240
South central1,2502,8351,661
Southeast10710398
Southwest2,592413507

Total13,02313,10313,116