Research Article
US Agriculture under Climate Change: An Examination of Climate Change Effects on Ease of Achieving RFS2
Table 8
Regional distribution of cellulosic ethanol production in million gallons per year by major feedstocks, 2030.
| | Feedstock | Region | RFS2 | RFS2HC | RFS2CC |
| | | Corn belt | 6,209 | 6,119 | 4,865 | | | Great plains | 1,414 | 2,582 | 1,748 | | | Lake states | 1,044 | 866 | 560 | | Switchgrass | Northeast | 289 | 280 | 224 | | | South central | 2,161 | 1,861 | 805 | | | Southeast | 2 | 132 | 0 | | | Southwest | 1,625 | 963 | 809 |
| | Subtotal | | 12,744 | 12,804 | 9,011 |
| | | Corn belt | 0 | 0 | 437 | | Corn residue | Lake states | 0 | 0 | 3,203 | | | Northeast | 20 | 6 | 8 |
| | Subtotal | | 20 | 6 | 3,648 |
| | Total | | 12,763 | 12,810 | 12,659 |
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