How to ensure greenhouse gas emission reductions by increasing the use of biofuels? - Suitability of the European Union sustainability criteria

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3504-3513

  Soimakallio, Sampo ^a   Koponen, Kati ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Criteria; Greenhouse gas emission; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION PROBLEMS; AUXILIARY INPUTS; CRITERIA; CRITICAL ISSUES; DEFAULT VALUES; EUROPEAN UNION; GHG EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; EMISSION CONTROL; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960375267     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.04.041     Document Type: Article

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