Bioenergy and Sustainability
| Africa: up for grabs - The scale and impact of land grabbing for agrofuels The African continent is increasingly being seen as a source of agricultural land and natural resources for the rest of the world.National governments and private companies are obtaining access to land across the continent to... |
Aug 2010 |
| 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 |
| Selection of a sustainability standard for pilot assessments of Jatropha producers in Mozambique The project “Towards Sustainability Certification of Jatropha Bio-fuels in Mozambique” aims to build up knowledge for future certification of Jatropha bio-fuels through a benchmark pilot sustainability assessment using existing... |
May 2010 |
| Next-generation biofuels - Near-term challenges and implications for agriculture Next-generation biofuels refer to biofuels made using advanced technologies that greatly expand the potential to use widely available biomass, including woody biomass and wood waste; crop residues; dedicated energy crops such as... |
May 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 |
| Development perspectives of the biobased economy: a review This paper provides an outline of the biobased economy, its perspectives for agriculture and, more particularly, for development purposes.Possibilities of development of biobased products, advanced biofuels, and viable and... |
Apr 2010 |
| Global trade and environmental impact study of the EU biofuels mandate This study was commissioned by the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission (DG TRADE). The initial objective was to examine the potential economic and environmental impact of various EU trade policy options with... |
Mar 2010 |
| Investment contracts and sustainable development - How to make contracts for fairer and more sustainable natural resource investments Negotiations for investment contracts can be extremely complex because they typically involve a large number of sophisticated and context-specific technical, legal, economic and financial issues.This guide provides the... |
2010 |
| Sustainable production of commercial woodfuel: lessons and guidance from two strategies Woodfuels (firewood - or fuelwood - and charcoal) are the most important energy source and the most important forest product for most developing countries. Commonly, woodfuels contribute from 50 to 90% of all energy consumed in a... |
Mar 2010 |
| Water and bioenergy – UNEP bioenergy issue paper series No. 2 Bioenergy and water are inextricably linked. Water is an emerging issue of concern in the area of bioenergy development both in terms of quantity and quality. As a limiting factor, water will undoubtedly affect the level to which... |
Feb 2010 |
