Energy Use in Organic Food Systems
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Agriculture and food systems play an important role in fossil fuel consumption and climate change because of their significant energy use and because of agriculture’s potential to serve as a sink for the negative externalities of energy use and a source for renewable energy. Comparing organic and non-organic production in terms of energy use is crucial to understanding the energy inefficiencies of different food systems and their potential for reducing energy consumption and mitigating environme ntal impacts especially of climate change. Based on existing research, this paper considers the environmental efficiency of energy use in organic and non-organic agricultural systems, with implications on the natural and socio-economic environment of organic production methods as compared to non-organic production.