Bioenergy and Climate Change
| Summary of approaches to account for and monitor indirect impacts of biofuel production This study has four elements regarding the indirect impacts of biofuel production:1 A review of quantification initiatives of indirect impacts of biofuel production.2 A review of mitigation initiatives of indirect impacts of... |
Oct 2009 |
| The cost to developing countries of adapting to climate change. New methods and estimates. The global report of the economics of adaptation to climate change study. - Executive summary - Consultative draft Even with global emissions of greenhouse gases drastically reduced in the coming years, the global annual average temperature is expected to be 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. A 2°C warmer world will experience more... |
2009 |
| The RSB GHG accounting scheme. Feasibility of a meta-methodology and way forward The principal objective of this report is to discuss the feasibility of a meta‐methodology that would be compatible with existing regulatory approaches to account for lifecycle GHG emissions of biofuels. A systematic study of the... |
Oct 2009 |
| Industrial biotechnology - More than green fuel in a dirty economy? - Exploring the transformational potential of industrial biotechnology on the way to a green economy This report concludes that the full climate change mitigation potential of industrial biotechnology ranges between 1 billion and 2.5 billion tCO2e per year by 2030, compared with a scenario in which no industrial biotechnology... |
Sep 2009 |
| Bioenergy – The impact of indirect land use change - Summary and conclusions from the IEA Bioenergy ExCo63 Workshop This publication provides the summary and conclusions from the workshop ‘Bioenergy – The Impact of Indirect Land Use Change’, held in conjunction with the meeting of the Executive Committee of IEA Bioenergy in Rotterdam on May... |
Sep 2009 |
| Growing pains: the possibilities and problems of biofuels What contribution can biofuels make to a low-carbon future? And how can that contribution be made to work best for poor people?This report aims to answer these questions by analysing the impact of the current approach to biofuels... |
Aug 2009 |
| Greenhouse gas reduction policies and agriculture: implications for production incentives and international trade disciplines Climate change legislation is currently being discussed in the Congress of the United States of America (USA). The extent to which agriculture will be included in the provisions is still under debate. Farm groups, concerned about... |
Aug 2009 |
| Assessing biofuels. Toward sustainable production and use of resources This report provides an overview of the key problems and perspectives toward sustainable production and use of biofuels. The Biofuels Working Group of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management aims to improve... |
Jun 2009 |
| Agriculture and climate change: real problems, false solutions - Preliminary version of a new report on agriculture and climate change This paper discusses some of the ways in which industrial agriculture is proposed to mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).Proposals for mitigation include the... |
Jun 2009 |
| Energy access, climate and development The transition to a climate-constrained world is occurring at a time when nearly half of the world’s population lacks reliable access to modern energy services. Consequently, the energy transition and climate vulnerability are... |
May 2009 |
