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Chapter 2 - Bioenergy

Helena Chum
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Andre Faaj
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Jose Moreira
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Göran Berndes
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Dhamija Parveen
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Benoit Gabrielle
Alison Goss Eng
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Wolfgang Lucht
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Maxwell Mapako
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Omar Masera Cerutti
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Terry Mcintyre
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Tomoaki Minowa
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Kim Pingoud
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Richard Bain
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Ranyee Chiang
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David Dawe
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Garvin Heath
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Martin Junginger
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Martin Patel
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Joyce Yang
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Ethan Warner
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David Paré
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Suzana Kahn Ribeiro
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Abstract

Bioenergy has a significant greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential, provided that the resources are developed sustainably and that efficient bioenergy systems are used. Certain current systems and key future options including perennial cropping systems, use of biomass residues and wastes and advanced conversion systems are able to deliver 80 to 90% emission reductions compared to the fossil energy baseline. However, land use conversion and forest management that lead to a loss of carbon stocks (direct) in addition to indirect land use change (d+iLUC) effects can lessen, and in some cases more than neutralize, the net positive GHG mitigation impacts. Impacts of climate change through temperature increases, rainfall pattern changes and increased frequency of extreme events will influence and interact with biomass resource potential. This interaction is still poorly understood, but it is likely to exhibit strong regional differences. Climate change impacts on biomass feedstock production exist but if global temperature rise is limited to less than 2°C compared with the pre-industrial record, it may pose few constraints. Combining adaptation measures with biomass resource production can offer more sustainable opportunities for bioenergy and perennial cropping systems. Biomass is a primary source of food, fodder and fibre and as a renewable energy (RE) source provided about 10.2% (50.3 EJ) of global total primary energy supply (TPES) in 2008. Traditional use of wood, straws, charcoal, dung and other manures for cooking, space heating and lighting by generally poorer populations in developing countries accounts for about 30.7 EJ, and another 20 to 40% occurs in unaccounted informal sectors including charcoal production and distribution.
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hal-01590366 , version 1 (19-09-2017)

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Helena Chum, Andre Faaj, Jose Moreira, Göran Berndes, Dhamija Parveen, et al.. Chapter 2 - Bioenergy. Ottmar Edenhofer; et al. Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, Cambridge University Press, pp.209-332, 2012, ⟨10.1017/CBO9781139151153.006⟩. ⟨hal-01590366⟩
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