Environmental assessment of wood-based biofuel production and consumption scenarios in Norway

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 422-439

  Bright, Ryan M ^a   Strømman, Anders Hammer ^a   Hawkins, Troy R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental input output analysis; Forest products; Fossil fuels; Global warming; Industrial ecology; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BOREAL FORESTS; CAPACITY REDUCTION; CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES; DECISION MAKERS; DISPLACEMENT POTENTIALS; DOMESTIC PULP; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FOREST PRODUCTS; IMPORTED PULP; INCREASING PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INDUSTRY SECTORS; INFORMED DECISION; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INPUT OUTPUT MODEL; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS; LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT; LOW-CARBON; NATIONAL FORESTS; PULP AND PAPER IMPORTS; RESOURCE BASE; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PAPER; PULP;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; EMISSION; FOREIGN TRADE; FOREST PRODUCTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY;

NORWAY;

EID: 77950422624     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2010.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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