Striving to further harmonization of sustainability criteria for bioenergy in Europe: Recommendations from a stakeholder questionnaire

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4051-4066

  Van Dam, J ^a,b   Junginger, M ^b  

^a Jinke van Dam Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Certification; Europe

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CERTIFICATION; CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS; END-USES; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; GHG EMISSION; MEMBER COUNTRIES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA;

BIOMASS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; STANDARDIZATION; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

WATER CONSERVATION;

BIOENERGY; CERTIFICATION; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 79957641648     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.022     Document Type: Article

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