Consistent quantification of climate impacts due to biogenic carbon storage across a range of bio-product systems

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-30

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

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biochar; Bioenergy; Biomass; CCS; Climate change impact; LCA

Indexed keywords

BIO CHARS; BIO-ENERGY; CCS; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; LCA;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON CAPTURE; CROPS; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; LAKES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLAR RADIATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; GLOBAL WARMING; PLANT COMMUNITY;

NORWAY;

EID: 84879595520     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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