Overview of recent developments in sustainable biomass certification

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 749-780

  van Dam, Jinke ^a   Junginger, Martin ^a   Faaij, André ^a   Jürgens, Ingmar ^b   Best, Gustavo ^b   Fritsche, Uwe ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c Oeko Institut eV Institute for Applied Ecology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergy trade; Biomass production; Certification; Sustainability criteria

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; FORESTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STANDARDIZATION; STANDARDS; WELL STIMULATION;

BELGIUM (CO); BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CERTIFICATION COSTS; CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS; COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW; ELSEVIER (CO); END USES; EXISTING SYSTEMS; GERMANY; INTERNATIONAL (CO); INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW; LAND USE; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; NETHERLANDS; PILOT STUDIES; POLICY TOOLS; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CERTIFICATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; STAKEHOLDER; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARCHIVAL PAPERS; BIOMASS; CERTIFICATION; COMPUTERS; ENERGY BALANCE; FORESTRY; LAND USE; RELIABILITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; STANDARDS; STIMULATION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 46249130786     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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