Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12446
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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