Bioenergy and Climate Change
| Algae-based biofuels: applications and co-products The possible competition for land makes it impossible to produce enough first generation biofuel to offset a large percentage of the total fuel consumption for transportation. As opposed to land-based biofuels produced from... |
Jul 2010 |
| Energy for a sustainable future - Summary report and recommendations At the global level, the energy system – supply, transformation, delivery and use – is the dominant contributor to climate change, representing around 60 per cent of total current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Current patterns... |
Apr 2010 |
| Strategic framework for supporting climate change action in Latin America and the Caribbean (Climate Change Strategy profile) The IDB is developing a Climate Change Strategy (CCS) to be submitted for approval bythe Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB’s) Executive Board in 2010. The objective of the CCS is to serve as a guiding instrument for scaling... |
Mar 2010 |
| Sustainable production of second-generation biofuels - Potential and perspectives in major economies and developing countries This study first discusses the global status quo of second-generation biofuels and their potential role in the future energy supply. Next, the study identifies global drivers for the development of this new industry and their... |
Jan 2010 |
| The biofuels market: current situation and alternative scenarios A forward-looking vision should focus on the instruments and preconditions that would make biofuels a win-win solution for the environment and for rural development, while contributing to expand the supply of sustainable... |
2009 |
| Methodology and evidence base on the indirect greenhouse gas effects of using wastes, residues, and by-products for biofuels and bioenergy The research presented in this report has been commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Agency and the Department for Energy and Climate Change in order to develop a methodology for quantifying the indirect greenhouse gas impacts of... |
Nov 2009 |
| Navigating bioenergy - Contributing to informed decision making on bioenergy issues Bioenergy has become one of the most dynamic and rapidly changing sectors of the global energy economy. Accelerated growth in the production and use of bioenergy in the past few years is attracting interest from policy makers and... |
Nov 2009 |
| Livestock and climate change: what if the key actors in climate change are... cows, pigs, and chickens? The environmental impact of the lifecycle and supply chain of animals raised for food has been vastly underestimated, and in fact accounts for at least half of all human-caused greenhouse gases (GHGs), according to Robert... |
Nov 2009 |
| Energy needs and efficiency, not emissions: re-framing the climate change narrative The basic narrative on climate change between the rich and poor worlds has been problematic. The focus on emissions has made industrial countries inadequately sensitive to the unmet energy needs in developing countries. And it... |
Nov 2009 |
| Towards sustainable production and use of resources: assessing biofuels Biofuels have received much attention from decision-makers in government and industry, and of the wider public world-wide. As the number of publications devoted to this renewable source of energy is expanding rapidly, it has... |
Oct 2009 |
