It would be partially offset by the higher fuel economy you'd get without ethanol in fuel.

"Ethanol contains about one-third less energy than gasoline. So, vehicles will typically go 3% to 4% fewer miles per gallon on E10 and 4% to 5% fewer on E15 than on 100% gasoline." [0]

I think Ethanol in gas is stupid and I always tank up with E0 when I can (it's available in some parts of New Hampshire... not sure about your state).

[0] https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ethanol.shtml

So,

5. Stop using private vehicles so much in favor of public transport + bicycles.

Et voila, no more fuel shortage.

... of course, this is even more easier-said-than-done for the US :-(

Ironically, favoring public transport (which includes a good deal of walking) and bicycling is negatively impacted by the global calorie shortage, bringing us full circle.

I would think feeding corn to a human is more energy-efficient than turning it into biofuel and burning that in an engine, although now I'm curious exactly how the two compare.

Idk man I could lose 80 pounds. I’m optimistic.

Heh if you include the spare tire around most American men, we could do with a few years of calorie shortage.

Enclosed spaces with the general public in a still ongoing pandemic?

Also:

"In a recent survey, 99% of respondents felt everyone else should use public transit"

> Enclosed spaces with the general public in a still ongoing pandemic?

I'll concede that there's a point there. However - the world states with the best covid "performance" in terms of deaths/capita etc. have much better developed and widely used public transport systems.

Depends on how much energy you put into producing those vs. what else you could have done.