Bioenergy and climate change mitigation: an assessment
Bioenergy deployment offers significant potential for climate change mitigation, but also
carries considerable risks. In this review, we bring together perspectives of various …
carries considerable risks. In this review, we bring together perspectives of various …
Life cycle assessment of bioenergy systems: state of the art and future challenges
F Cherubini, AH Strømman - Bioresource technology, 2011 - Elsevier
The use of different input data, functional units, allocation methods, reference systems and
other assumptions complicates comparisons of LCA bioenergy studies. In addition …
other assumptions complicates comparisons of LCA bioenergy studies. In addition …
The carbon costs of global wood harvests
After agriculture, wood harvest is the human activity that has most reduced the storage of
carbon in vegetation and soils,. Although felled wood releases carbon to the atmosphere in …
carbon in vegetation and soils,. Although felled wood releases carbon to the atmosphere in …
Well-to-wheels energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of ethanol from corn, sugarcane and cellulosic biomass for US use
Globally, bioethanol is the largest volume biofuel used in the transportation sector, with corn-
based ethanol production occurring mostly in the US and sugarcane-based ethanol …
based ethanol production occurring mostly in the US and sugarcane-based ethanol …
Beneficial biofuels—the food, energy, and environment trilemma
Recent analyses of the energy and greenhouse-gas performance of alternative biofuels
have ignited a controversy that may be best resolved by applying two simple principles. In a …
have ignited a controversy that may be best resolved by applying two simple principles. In a …
Considering time in LCA: dynamic LCA and its application to global warming impact assessments
The lack of temporal information is an important limitation of life cycle assessment (LCA). A
dynamic LCA approach is proposed to improve the accuracy of LCA by addressing the …
dynamic LCA approach is proposed to improve the accuracy of LCA by addressing the …
Using attributional life cycle assessment to estimate climate‐change mitigation benefits misleads policy makers
RJ Plevin, MA Delucchi… - Journal of Industrial …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is generally described as a tool for environmental decision
making. Results from attributional LCA (ALCA), the most commonly used LCA method, often …
making. Results from attributional LCA (ALCA), the most commonly used LCA method, often …
A critical review on life cycle analysis of algae biodiesel: current challenges and future prospects
A Chamkalani, S Zendehboudi, N Rezaei… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle analysis (LCA) of algal biodiesel production process can provide a quantitative
measure for its sustainability. In this paper, the published LCA studies of algae biodiesel …
measure for its sustainability. In this paper, the published LCA studies of algae biodiesel …
Key issues and options in accounting for carbon sequestration and temporary storage in life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting
Purpose Biological sequestration can increase the carbon stocks of non-atmospheric
reservoirs (eg land and land-based products). Since this contained carbon is sequestered …
reservoirs (eg land and land-based products). Since this contained carbon is sequestered …
Effects of US maize ethanol on global land use and greenhouse gas emissions: estimating market-mediated responses
Releases of greenhouse gases (GHG) from indirect land-use change triggered by crop-
based biofuels have taken center stage in the debate over the role of biofuels in climate …
based biofuels have taken center stage in the debate over the role of biofuels in climate …