Given limited time, our participants scoured the Internet for data, graphs, maps, images, animations, videos and more. Their task was to imagine it was their job to convince policymakers of the challenges we face, and offer solutions.
Part of the experience was realizing that so much information is out there. There is a urgent need to gather, sort, and organize this information into a cohesive, clear picture of where we actually are and where we need to go.
There are conflicting opinions over a World Bank report which suggests biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75%.
The original study in 2008 depicted a direct correlation between the spike in prices of food products and the increased global use of biofuels.
The report argued that: “Without the increase in biofuels, global wheat and maize stocks would not have declined appreciably and price increases due to other factors would have been moderate.”