Applying consequential LCA to support energy policy: Land use change effects of bioenergy production

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 472, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-89

  Vázquez Rowe, Ian ^a   Marvuglia, Antonino ^a   Rege, Sameer ^a   Benetto, Enrico ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Consequential LCA; General equilibrium; ILUCs; Land use change; Luxembourg; Partial equilibrium

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE;

CONSEQUENTIAL LCA; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; ILUCS; LAND-USE CHANGE; LUXEMBOURG; PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

BIOENERGY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAIZE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LUXEMBOURG; MAIZE; MODEL; PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TILLAGE;

BELGIUM; LUXEMBOURG [BELGIUM];

ZEA MAYS;

CONSEQUENTIAL LCA; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; ILUCS; LAND USE CHANGE; LUXEMBOURG; PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LUXEMBOURG; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84888404449     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.097     Document Type: Article

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