Bioenergy and Sustainability

Biofuels in Europe – perspectives and policy approaches

This document contains a presentation by meó Consulting Team during the International Conference on “Biofuels for Transportation – Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture, Energy, and Security in the 21st Century” that was held ...

Jun 2006
Biofuels in the European Union - A vision for 2030 and beyond

The expected growth of the biofuels market and the development of new transformation pathways make it timely to investigate new integrated refining schemes. The co-production of fuels, heat & power and co-products in integrated biorefineries ...

May 2006
Land management planning at the forest service: opportunities for collaboration

Land management is all too often a subject of intense conflict. In a situation in which many people have strong ties to the land, a number of players will get involved in the policymaking process, ...

May 2006
Steps toward a sustainable energy future

This document represents the position paper of the Citizens United for Renewable Energy and Sustainability (CURES) Network for the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)  February 2006.In response to key challenges posed by the participants ...

May 2006
Biomass energy and bioenergy trade: historic developments in Brazil and current opportunities

Brazil has tradition and a significant potential on biomass production. The historical importance of biomass energy in Brazil is due to a set of factors, including (i) the size of the country and the availability ...

Apr 2006
Integration of environment into EU agriculture policy — The IRENA indicator-based assessment report

This report aims to provide a fair reflection of the progress, the achievements and obstacles in the integration of environmental concerns into EU agriculture policy, based on indicators developed in the IRENA operation. It also ...

Mar 2006
An EU strategy for biofuels

In the EU, transport is responsible for an estimated 21% of all greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to global warming, and the percentage is rising. In order to meet sustainability goals, in particular the ...

Feb 2006
Biofuel and biotech: a sustainable energy solution

Just 150 years ago, 90 percent of U.S. energy was supplied by renewable sources. Today, renewables constitute a mere six percent of energy consumption in a U.S. economy that is heavily dependent on a finite ...

Feb 2006
Agricultural market impacts of future growth in the production of biofuels

The main objective of this study is to determine what impact future biofuel developments can have on agricultural commodity markets through a quantitative assessment of several scenarios based on the use of an agricultural trade ...

Feb 2006
Brazilian agroenergy plan 2006-2011

The position of the federal government as regards the future supply of energy from renewable sources has gone beyond a merely public administration issue and has become a State matter because of its comprehensiveness and ...

Jan 2006
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