The climate effect of increased forest bioenergy use in Sweden: Evaluation at different spatial and temporal scales

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 351-369

  Cintas, Olivia ^a   Berndes, Göran ^a   Cowie, Annette L ^b   Egnell, Gustaf ^c   Holmström, Hampus ^c   Ågren, Göran I ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BIOMASS; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES;

BIOENERGY MANAGEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; GLOBAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84964720110     PISSN: 20418396     EISSN: 2041840X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wene.178     Document Type: Article

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