While there are risks arising from indirect land-use change, research has shown that the scale of the effect depends on a variety of factors, including the type of feedstock used for fuel production, the level of additional demand for feedstock triggered by the use of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, and the extent to which land with high-carbon stock is protected worldwide.
Cé go n-eascraíonn rioscaí as athrú indíreach ar thalamhúsáid, léiríonn taighde a rinneadh roimhe seo go mbraitheann méid na héifeachta sin ar thosca éagsúla, lena n-áirítear an cineál bunábhair a úsáidtear chun breosla a tháirgeadh, an t-éileamh breise a bhíonn ar bhunábhar i ngeall ar bhithbhreoslaí, bithleachtanna agus breoslaí bithmhaise a bheith á n-úsáid agus a mhéid a thugtar cosaint do thalamh a bhfuil stoc ard carbóin aige ar fud an domhain.