Abstract

PLATAS ROSADO, Diego E.; ZETINA CORDOBA, Pedro; VILABOA ARRONIZ, Julio  and  MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, Remedios. Adaptation and mitigation of climate change with bioenergy production on marginal soils. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.spe14, pp.2857-2866. ISSN 2007-0934.

The aim of this study was to reflect on alternatives proposed to mitigate and adapt to climate change, using unfit (marginal) and fit (not marginal) soils, for farming activities that allow to cover the growing demand for biofuels without affecting the supply for human and animal consumption. Factors such as population growth, changes in agricultural production cycle by effects of climate change and the pressure exerted by the search for alternative energy sources, have caused a global crisis with local impact due to globalization, for food availability for human and animal consumption, which has led to an increase in prices. Global warming caused by greenhouse gases, is the most important anthropogenic disturbance on natural resources, where CO2 emissions by the use of fossil fuels is a major contributor, so the issue of biofuels has taken relevance for environmental and economic reasons, thus by instability and volatility in the price of fossil fuels, causing an increase in demand of agricultural production for power generation; however, competition for agricultural soils has increased creating a dilemma regarding the use of marginal and non-marginal soils, for this purpose. Although it was conceived as a medium-term solution the incorporation of marginal soils to agricultural production to obtain biofuels, but this will be achieved through scientific research and appropriate technologies.

Keywords : bioenergy; climate change; soil types.

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