Effect of Change of Forest Carbon Storage on Net Carbon Dioxide Balance of Wood Use for Energy in Japan

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-136

  Kayo, Chihiro ^a   Aramaki, Toshiya ^b   Hanaki, Keisuke ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Bioethanol; Carbon accounting; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Industrial ecology; Short rotation woody crops

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CARBON ACCOUNTING; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; SHORT-ROTATION WOODY CROPS;

BIOETHANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CROPS; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONVERSION; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL STORAGE; GAS TURBINES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; ROTATION; TURBOMACHINERY; WOOD;

GAS EMISSIONS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; WOOD;

ACCOUNTING; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; EMISSION; ETHANOL; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; ROTATION; WOOD;

JAPAN;

EID: 79951747030     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2010.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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