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WRI further argues that bioenergy does not inherently reduce greenhouse gas emissions unless it drives yield increases beyond what is already required to feed the global population, and that it does not reliably reduce poverty or increase food availability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001480#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"WRI maintains that its calculation of global harvested biomass is accurate, estimating it at roughly 225 EJ, a figure consistent with IPCC reports. It argues that critics misread data by confusing total human-induced alteration of net primary production (HANPPtotal) with actual human harvest (NPPh).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001480#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Solar photovoltaic (PV) cells are significantly more land-efficient than bioenergy. WRI asserts that on approximately 75% of the world's land, solar PV produces at least 100 times more energy per hectare than bioenergy. 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