Bioenergy and Climate Change
| Ethanol as a fuel for road transportation The past few years have seen a veritable explosion in the advocacy and use of bioethanol as a fuel in the industrialized world. In a remarkable way this cause, as it has almost become, seems to transcend normal political... |
May 2009 |
| The natural fix?: the role of ecosystems in climate mitigation - How to make agriculture carbon neutral by 2030? This report presents a rapid assessment of current carbon capture and storage through a green economy lens, outlining the potential in terms of natural systems. The report underlines a far greater potential across a wider suite... |
2009 |
| UNICA comments on California’s proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) is the leading trade association for the sugarcane industry in Brazil, representing nearly two thirds of all sugarcane production and processing in the country. Their 125... |
Apr 2009 |
| The impact of expanding biofuel production on GHG emissions - White paper #1: accessing and interpreting existing data There is now a substantial focus on recognizing the potential for GHG emission savings from biofuels but with the publication of recent studies concern also exists about the potential emissions associated with consequential (or... |
Apr 2009 |
| Minimising greenhouse gas emissions from biomass energy generation This report sets out the results of analysis carried out by AEA for the Environment Agency as part of its work to support the development of a sustainable bioenergy industry in England and Wales.It assesses the greenhouse gas... |
Apr 2009 |
| RFA Quarterly Report 3: April 2008 - January 2009 To encourage suppliers to source sustainable biofuels, the RFA requires fuel suppliers claiming Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates to submit monthly reports on the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) saving and the sustainability... |
Apr 2009 |
| Biomass: carbon sink or carbon sinner? This report summarises the results of research carried out by AEA for the Environment Agency on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from producing and using biomass to generate electricity and heat compared with using coal and gas. It... |
Apr 2009 |
| Greenhouse gas sequestration by algae. Energy and greenhouse gas life cycle studies - Proceedings of the 6th Australian Conference on Life Cycle Assessment This paper assesses the greenhouse gas, costs and energy balance on a life cycle basis for algae grown in salt water ponds and used to produce biodiesel and electricity.Under the conditions described and data assumed in the... |
Mar 2009 |
| An emergency package for tropical forests The Prince’s Rainforests Project was established in 2007 to develop consensus as to how to curb tropical deforestation. This report contains a set of proposals that could form the basis for rapid and coordinated global... |
Mar 2009 |
| Biochar for climate change mitigation: fact or fiction? Soils are extremely diverse and dynamic, playing a fundamental role in supporting communities of plants, detritivores (which break down organic matter) and microbial communities, interacting with the atmosphere, regulating water... |
Feb 2009 |
