As bioenergy produces neutral or even negative carbon emissions, the assessment of
biomass resources and associated emissions mitigation is a key step toward a low carbon …

One of the advantages of using biodiesel and its blends with diesel oil is the lower levels of
emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, among others, making it …

This paper aims to assess and compare the sustainability of rapeseed and sunflower crop
cultivation for energy purposes in Italy, by considering environmental and economic …

Cash crop expansion has become a global land use issue in recent decades. While the
enlarging cash crop cultivation brings promising profitability, it can impair the delivery of …

While excitement around biofuels initially focused on finding a clean and secure alternative
to fossil fuels, many other expectations have subsequently been attached to the “biofuel …

While biodiesel feedstock diversification is a main objective of the Brazilian National
Program for the Production and Use of Biodiesel (PNPB in Portuguese), its achievement has …

The proteoleaginous plants demand has seen significant growth, leading to an expansion of
the sunflower (Helianthus annuus, L.) and industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa, L.) cultivation …

Cash crops have kept expanding at an accelerating rate across the globe during the last
decades. It therefore requires elaborate efforts to examine the socioeconomic and …

Biodiesel has been viewed as an alternative vehicle fuel for sustainable transportation, and
sustainability assessments of various crop-based biodiesel fuels are meaningful for decision …

Abstract Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), as a support to strategic planning, is a
starting point in the creation of a sustainable concept of managing waste that is based on the …