Global Initiatives

Evaluating greenhouse gases balances and mitigation costs of bioenergy system- A review of methodologies

This report gives a review of methods and approaches for assessment of greenhouse gas mitigation and cost-effectiveness in biomass-based energy systems, identifying methodological strengths and weaknesses. Beneficial methodological approaches should be accurate, transparent and efficient ...

Jun 2004
Review on biodiesel standardization world-wide

IEA Bioenergy, an international collaboration in Bioenergy, aims to accelerate the use of environmentally sound and cost-competitive bioenergy on a sustainable basis, and thereby achieve a substantial contribution to future energy demands.The main objectives of ...

May 2004
Reducing rural poverty through increased access to energy services - A review of the multifunctional platform project in Mali

The relationship between energy services and development outcomes is complex and influenced by many factors: social, economic, and environmental conditions and capacity at individual, institutional, local, and national levels. An improved understanding about the factors ...

Apr 2004
Biofuel for transport

While biofuels production costs are fairly easy to measure, the benefits are difficult to quantify. But this does not necessarily mean that the benefits are not substantial. Increasing the use of biofuels can improve energy ...

Apr 2004
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol - A corporate accounting and reporting standard

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative is a multi-stakeholder partnership of businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governments, and others convened by the World Resources Institute (WRI), a U.S.-based environmental NGO, and the World Business Council for Sustainable ...

Mar 2004
Genetically modified crops - A decade of failure [1994 - 2004]

Friends of the Earth International, in collaboration with other organizations and local communities, has been a leading force against the release of GM crops. Friends of the Earth groups in countries as far flung as ...

Feb 2004
Methodology for baseline and additionality analysis for multiple project categories - Guideline document

These guidelines have been prepared for project developers seeking to develop CDM or JI projects in the industry, energy, and possibly other sectors, where projects aiming at reducing GHG emissions can take place. The guidelines ...

Jan 2004
Ecologically optimized extension of renewable energy utilization in Germany

The targeted climate protection objectives require that in the long term, renewables should become the principal source of energy supply with a share of about 50 percent by around the middle of the 21st century. ...

Jan 2004
Socio-economic analysis of bioenergy systems: a focus on employment

Energy is both an engine of development and a source of many of the economic and environmental problems we face today. Clean and affordable energy services are not only essential for a sustainable society but ...

Dec 2003
Fuel-cycle energy and emission impacts of ethanol-diesel blends in urban buses and farming tractors

Numerous studies have been conducted to evaluate the fuel-cycle energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission effects of ethanol-gasoline blends relative to those of gasoline for applications in spark- ignition engine vehicles. Those studies did not ...

Jul 2003
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