The global technical potential of bio-energy in 2050 considering sustainability constraints

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 394-403

  Haberl, Helmut ^a   Beringer, Tim ^b   Bhattacharya, Sribas C ^c   Erb, Karl Heinz ^a   Hoogwijk, Monique ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT   (India)

^d ECORYS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CROP; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78649805230     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.10.007     Document Type: Review

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