Future Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-415-84786-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Biofuels have been represented by some as a silver bullet to the climate change threat, and by others as a fatal mistake set to destroy forests and increase hunger; they are neither. Sane and sensibly developed they offer a chance to reduce emissions, generate employment and diversify rural livelihoods. But widespread commercialisation without proper sustainability standards could prove a disaster, causing more environmental and human harm than good. This new WBGU report shows that a sustainable use of bioenergy is possible and outlines how opportunities can be exploited while at the same time minimizing risks.

This large and detailed report examines the issues surrounding bioenergy from a global perspective and demonstrates how the sustainable use of bioenergy can help minimize risks to food security, nature conservation and climate change.
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Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schubert, Renate

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Alternative & Erneuerbare Energien
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Biogasanlagen, Energie aus Biomasse
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Motives for Deploying Bioenergy

3. Sustainability Constraints Upon Bioenergy

4. Bioenergy, Land Use and Energy Systems: Situation and Trends

5. Competing uses

6. Modelling Global Energy Crop Potential

7. Biomass Cultivation and Conversion to Energy

8. Optimizing Bioenergy Integration and Deployment in Energy Systems

9. Sustainable Biomass Production and Bioenergy Deployment: A Synthesis

10. Global Bioenergy Policy

11. Research Recommendations

12. Recommendations for Action

References

Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) comprises 9 leading experts working on issues of global environmental change.