Biomass and bioenergy in the wider land-use context of the European Union

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-216

  Allen, Benjamin R ^a   Keegan, Dearbhla ^a   Elbersen, Berien ^b  

^a Institute for European Environmental Policy   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Land use; Resource efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EUROPEAN UNION; LAND RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE (RED); RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; SOCIETAL PREFERENCES;

ENERGY POLICY; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84875553357     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1359     Document Type: Review

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