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Title: | Bioenergy and land use change - state of the art | Contributor(s): | Berndes, G (author); Ahlgren, S (author); Borjesson, P (author); Cowie, Annette (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | DOI: | 10.1002/wene.41 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12446 | Abstract: | Bio energy projects can lead to direct and indirect land use change (LUC), which can substantially affect greenhouse gas balances with both beneficial and adverse outcomes for bio-energy's contribution to climate change mitigation. The causes behind LUC are multiple, complex, interlinked, and change over time. This makes quantification uncertain and sensitive to many factors that can develop in different directions - including land use productivity, trade patterns, prices and elasticities, and use of by-products associated with bio-fuels production. Quantifications reported so far vary substantially and do not support the ranking of bio-energy options with regard to LUC and associated emissions. There are however several options for mitigating these emissions, which can be implemented despite the uncertainties. Long-rotation forest management is associated with carbon emissions and sequestration that are not in temporal balance with each other and this leads to mitigation trade-offs between biomass extraction for energy use and the alternative to leave the biomass in the forest. Bio-energy's contribution to climate change mitigation needs to reflect a balance between near-term targets and the long-term objective to hold the increase in global temperature below 2°C (Copenhagen Accord). Although emissions from LUC can be significant in some circumstances, the reality of such emissions is not sufficient reason to exclude bio-energy from the list of worthwhile technologies for climate change mitigation. Policy measures to minimize the negative impacts of LUC should be based on a holistic perspective recognizing the multiple drivers and effects of LUC. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 2(3), p. 282-303 | Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 2041-840X 2041-8396 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070502 Forestry Biomass and Bioproducts 050301 Carbon Sequestration Science 050209 Natural Resource Management |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 300705 Forestry biomass and bioproducts 410101 Carbon sequestration science 410406 Natural resource management |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 829802 Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plant Production 850501 Biofuel (Biomass) Energy 859802 Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electricity Generation |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 170801 Biofuel energy 190310 Management of greenhouse gas emissions from plant production |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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