Assessment of global biomass potentials and their links to food, water, biodiversity, energy demand and economy : supporting document

V. Dornburg; A.P.C. Faaij; P.A. Verweij; H. Langeveld; G. van de Ven; F. Wester; H. van Keulen; K. van Diepen; M. Meeusen; M. Banse; J. Ros; D.P. van Vuuren; G.J. van den Born; R. van Ooorschor; F. Smout; J. van Vliet; H. Aiking; H.M. Londo; H. Mozaffarian; K. Smekens

Assessment of global biomass potentials and their links to food, water, biodiversity, energy demand and economy : supporting document

V. Dornburg, A.P.C. Faaij, P.A. Verweij, H. Langeveld, G. van de Ven, F. Wester, H. van Keulen, K. van Diepen, M. Meeusen, M. Banse, J. Ros, D.P. van Vuuren, G.J. van den Born, R. van Ooorschor, F. Smout, J. van Vliet, H. Aiking, H.M. Londo, H. Mozaffarian, K. Smekens

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Abstract

The increased use and potential growth of biomass for energy has triggered a heated debate on the sustainability of those developments as biomass production is now also associated with increased competition with food and feed production, loss of forest cover and the like. Besides such competition, also the net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is questioned in case land-use for biomass is associated with clearing forest, with conversion of peat land, as well as with high fossil energy inputs for machinery, fertilisers and other agrochemicals. Although available studies give a reasonable insight in the importance of various parameters, the integration between different arenas is still limited. This causes confusion in public as well as scientific debate, with conflicting views on the possibilities for sustainable use of biomass as a result. This study aims to tackle this problem by providing a more comprehensive assessment of the current knowledge with respect to biomass resource potentials.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Place of Publication	Bilthoven
Publisher	MNP
Number of pages	108
Volume	500102 012
Edition	Report / WAB
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Dornburg, V., Faaij, A. P. C., Verweij, P. A., Langeveld, H., van de Ven, G., Wester, F., van Keulen, H., van Diepen, K., Meeusen, M., Banse, M., Ros, J., van Vuuren, D. P., van den Born, G. J., van Ooorschor, R., Smout, F., van Vliet, J., Aiking, H., Londo, H. M., Mozaffarian, H., & Smekens, K. (2008). Assessment of global biomass potentials and their links to food, water, biodiversity, energy demand and economy : supporting document. (Report / WAB ed.) MNP.

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