CO2 emissions from biomass combustion for bioenergy: Atmospheric decay and contribution to global warming

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 413-426

  Cherubini, Francesco ^a   Peters, Glen P ^b   Berntsen, Terje ^b,c   Strømman, Anders H ^a   Hertwich, Edgar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Carbon neutral; Global warming potential; LCA

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; GLOBAL WARMING; IMPULSE RESPONSE; LIFE CYCLE;

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON NEUTRALS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; IMPULSE RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

BIOMASS;

EID: 79960348912     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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