Bioenergy and Sustainability
| Invasiveness of biofuel crops and potential harm to natural habitats and native species Several factors prompted the development of biofuel cropping within agroecosystems. These include a growth in population and energy demand, geopolitical instability linked to demand for fossil fuels, concerns about global warming... |
Dec 2010 |
| Development of strategies and sustainability standards for the certification of biomass for international trade The "Development of strategies and sustainability standards for the certification of biomass for international trade" research project (short title: Bio-global) was carried out from Summer 2007 until Spring 2010.The... |
Nov 2010 |
| What woodfuels can do to mitigate climate change Wood is society’s oldest source of energy. Its use for cooking and heating remains vital to the daily energy needs of over two billion people in developing countries. It is also a “new” energy source in the sense that modern and... |
Nov 2010 |
| Biofuels production, trade and sustainable development This document presents case studies from Pakistan, Costa Rica, South Africa and Ecuador that give a low- and middle-income country perspective on the potential for biofuel development. The focus is on the transport sector as this... |
Nov 2010 |
| A causal descriptive approach to modelling indirect land use change impacts of biofuels The Department commissioned E4Tech to study the Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) impacts of the five biofuels expected to form the main supply of biofuel in the UK in the next ten years: palm, soy and oilseed rape biodiesel and... |
Oct 2010 |
| Land use change: science and policy review Biofuels feedstocks are highly diverse in their input requirements, alternative uses and climatic requirements and are grown in many different contexts globally. LCAs of different biofuel crops reveal large differences in yields,... |
Oct 2010 |
| Biofuels, land rights and community-investor partnerships - Good practices and preliminary lessons learned in selected case studies in India, Thailand and Viet Nam Over the past years, there has been a rapid expansion of biofuel development in many Asian countries. A number of governments are promoting biofuel programmes, mainly to achieve energy security, meet the increasing demand for... |
Oct 2010 |
| A decision support tool for sustainable bioenergy – An overview Whether or not bioenergy can deliver on the objectives without creating new and additional pressures depends largely on the existence of a robust and inclusive national planning process and project design and management.Bioenergy... |
Sep 2010 |
| Impacts of liquid biofuels on ecosystem services and biodiversity Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. Biofuels can provide a number of ecosystem services (e.g. fuel, climate regulation) but also compromise other ecosystem services (e.g. food, freshwater services)... |
Sep 2010 |
| Algal biorefinery-based industry: an approach to address fuel and food insecurity for a carbon-smart world Food and fuel production are intricately interconnected. In a carbon-smart society, it is imperative to produce both food and fuel sustainably. Integration of the emerging biorefinery concept with other industries can bring many... |
2010 |
