Bioenergy and Climate Change
| 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 ... |
Mar 2010 |
| Algae – The future for bioenergy? This publication provides the summary and conclusions from the workshop ‘Algae – The Future for Bioenergy?’ held in conjunction with the meeting of the Executive Committee of IEA Bioenergy in Liege, Belgium on 1 October ... |
Mar 2010 |
| Life cycle analyses applied to first generation biofuels used in France Aside from questions of economics (tensions on agricultural markets) and ethical issues (good agricultural resource use), biofuels are accused of not delivering the advantageous balances imputed to them early on, in terms of reducing greenhouse ... |
Feb 2010 |
| Carbon finance possibilities for agriculture, forestry and other land use projects in a smallholder context This document is intended to guide extension service advisors and institutions who work with small‐scale farmers and foresters with an interest in Carbon Finance and Carbon Projects. Its aim is to support setting‐up carbon projects ... |
Feb 2010 |
| Year one of the RTFO This is the Renewable Fuels Agency’s first Annual Report to Parliament on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, covering the period 15 April 2008 – 14 April 2009, as required under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations ... |
Jan 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 |
| Agrofuels, Brazil and conflicting land uses Biomass energy only accounts for a small share of global energy use, 10 percent. Most of this is used as fire wood and charcoal. The part of the biomass that is set aside for liquid ... |
Dec 2009 |
| Technology action plan: Bioenergy - Report to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Bioenergy includes any kind of chemical energy accumulated through photosynthetic processes in organic plant matter (i.e., biomass). Example sources of bioenergy include dedicated energy crops (short rotation wood, perennial grasses), agricultural and forestry products and ... |
Dec 2009 |
| 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 transportation fuels.The intent ... |
Dec 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 ... |
Nov 2009 |
