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| Global trends in sustainable energy investment 2010 In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power capacity from renewable sources such as wind and solar than conventional sources like coal, gas and nuclear.Renewables accounted for 60 per cent of... |
Jul 2010 |
| Renewables 2010 – Global Status Report Changes in renewable energy markets, investments, industries, and policies have been so rapid in recent years that perceptions of the status of renewable energy can lag years behind the reality. This report captures that reality... |
Jul 2010 |
| Bioenergy and food security - The BEFS analysis for Tanzania Serious concerns on the food security impacts, social feasibility and sustainability of bioenergy have arisen over time, especially with first generation bioenergy. In this context FAO set up the Bioenergy and Food Security... |
Jul 2010 |
| A USDA regional roadmap to meeting the biofuels goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022 As part of that larger conversation, USDA’s objectives for this report include: providing the practical knowledge from the field that can enhance various models for biofuel production, identify challenges and opportunities, and... |
Jun 2010 |
| Biofuels: indirect land use change and climate impact The present report focuses on net GHG emission reduction in the transport sector.The EU RED biofuels target for 2020 is to have 10% of fuel demand in EU road transport covered by biofuels. This translates to a potential amount of... |
Jun 2010 |
| Status of 2nd generation biofuels demonstration facilities in June 2010 Driven by the need to partly replace fossil transport fuels and by food versus fuel and highest possible GHG mitigation considerations, large efforts are dedicated to the development of technologies for the production of biofuels... |
Jun 2010 |
| Making the most of agricultural investment: a survey of business models that provide opportunities for smallholders Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in agricultural investment. In many cases, this new momentum has translated into large-scale acquisitions of farmland in lower- and middle-income countries. Partly as a result of... |
Jun 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 |
| Analytical tools to assess and unlock sustainable bioenergy potential Bioenergy development and energy planning strategy is a field that is subject to many factors: uncertainty, long timeframes and high investments, along with the need to satisfy multiple decision-makers with many conflicting... |
May 2010 |
| The upfront carbon debt of bioenergy This report summarizes the future scenarios of bioenergy demand by 2020 and the potential bioenergy production, taking into account different fuel mixes. It discusses and gives guidance to assess the real carbon neutrality (CN)... |
May 2010 |
