Climate impacts of bioenergy: Inclusion of carbon cycle and albedo dynamics in life cycle impact assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-11

  Bright, Ryan M ^a   Cherubini, Francesco ^a   Strømman, Anders H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomass; Climate change; Forest management; GWP; Land use; LCA

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; BIOENERGY PRODUCTS; BOREAL FORESTS; CARBON CYCLES; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE IMPACTS; GWP; LAND MANAGEMENTS; LAND SURFACE; LAND-USE MANAGEMENT; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRODUCT SYSTEMS; SITE PRODUCTIVITY; TERRESTRIAL CARBON CYCLE;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND SURFACE; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATES; E I S; ENERGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SCANDINAVIA; SUN LIGHT;

NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84864772337     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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