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| Implications of biofuel sustainability standards for Indonesia Over recent years, as energy security and environmental concerns have risen, there has been a substantial interest in biofuels and their potential contribution to energy security, mitigation of GHGs in the transport sector 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... |
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 of... |
Nov 2009 |
| WBA position paper on global potential of sustainable biomass for energy The purpose of the World Bioenergy Association (WBA) is to promote the increasing utilisation of bioenergy globally in an efficient, sustainable, economic and environmentally friendly way. One prominent item in the WBA Action... |
Nov 2009 |
| Biofuels in Africa: growing small-scale opportunities Global demand for climate-friendly transport fuels is driving vast commercial biofuels projects in developing countries. At the opposite end of the spectrum is small-scale bioenergy production. This offers a way for the poor to... |
Nov 2009 |
| Navigating bioenergy - Contributing to informed decision making on bioenergy issues Bioenergy has become one of the most dynamic and rapidly changing sectors of the global energy economy. Accelerated growth in the production and use of bioenergy in the past few years is attracting interest from policy makers and... |
Nov 2009 |
| Oilgae guide to algae-based wastewater treatment – Sample report Algae are important bioremediation agents, and are already being used by many wastewater facilities. The potential for algae in wastewater remediation is however much wider in scope than its current role.The Oilgae Guide to... |
Nov 2009 |
| Livestock and climate change: what if the key actors in climate change are... cows, pigs, and chickens? The environmental impact of the lifecycle and supply chain of animals raised for food has been vastly underestimated, and in fact accounts for at least half of all human-caused greenhouse gases (GHGs), according to Robert... |
Nov 2009 |
| Energy needs and efficiency, not emissions: re-framing the climate change narrative The basic narrative on climate change between the rich and poor worlds has been problematic. The focus on emissions has made industrial countries inadequately sensitive to the unmet energy needs in developing countries. And it... |
Nov 2009 |
| 2nd Joint International Workshop on Bioenergy, Biodiversity Mapping and Degraded Lands This document consists of the report on the outcomes of the 2nd Joint International Workshop on Bioenergy, Biodiversity Mapping and Degraded Lands, prepared by Oeko-Institut and UNEP.The objectives of the workshop were to... |
Nov 2009 |
