An economic analysis of the potential contribution of forest biomass to the EU RES target and its implications for the EU forest industries

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-213

  Moiseyev, Alexander ^a   Solberg, Birger ^a   Kallio, A Maarit I ^b   Lindner, Marcus ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Forest sector model; IPCC scenarios; Wood supply

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COSTS; CRUDE OIL PRICE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PULP; WOOD;

BIOMASS POTENTIAL; BOARD MANUFACTURERS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; FOREST SECTOR MODEL; GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT; IPCC SCENARIOS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WOOD SUPPLY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; FOREST RESOURCE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GLOBALIZATION; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LOGGING (TIMBER); TIMBER INDUSTRY;

BIOMASS; COSTS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREIGN TRADE; FORESTRY; PULPS; WOOD;

EID: 79954628857     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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