ABSTRACT
This chapter will illustrate that, in the transition towards a sustainable future, the development of energy systems on the one hand, and the development of the agricultural sectors on the other are mutually dependent. The main underlying factor in this mutual dependency is the fact that we live in a carbon based society. Humanity consumes vast amounts of carbon each year in the form of food, feed, materials or energy. Most of this carbon is fossil carbon, and most of this fossil carbon is used for energy. Obviously, a considerable amount of bio-based carbon is associated with agricultural production.
