Future bioenergy and sustainable land use / German Advisory Council on Global Change

By:

German Advisory Council on Global Change

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London: Earthscan, 2010.Description: xviii,365 pISBN:

9781844078417

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

333.9539 FUT

Contents:

1 Present use and future potential of bioenergy-- 2 Risks and undesirable developments arising from unregulated bioenergy expansion-- 3 Sustainable bioenergy pathways: WBGU's findings; Production of biomass for use as energy: What are the key issues?. Conversion, end-use application and system integration: What are the best ways of using bioenergy?Energy crops as bridging technology-- 4 Research recommendations for sustainable bioenergy use-- 5 Recommendations for action: Components of a sustainable bioenergy policy-- 5.1 Making bioenergy a consistent part of international climate policy-- 5.2 Introducing standards and certification for bioenergy and sustainable land use-- 5.3 Sustainably regulating competition among uses-- 5.4 Making targeted use of bioenergy promotion policies-- 5.5 Harnessing the sustainable bioenergy potential in developing and newly industrializing countries-- 5.6 Building structures for a sustainable global bioenergy policy-- 5.7 Conceiving of global land-use management as a challenge of the future-- Chapter 1. Introduction-- Chapter 2. Motives for deploying bioenergy-- 2.1 Current discourses on bioenergy 2.2 Sustainable global energy systems and land-use systems-- 2.2.1 Bioenergy, energy system transformation and climate change mitigation-- 2.2.2 Bioenergy, energy system transformation and energy poverty-- 2.2.3 Specific properties of biomass-- Chapter 3. Sustainability constraints upon bioenergy-- 3.1 Ecological sustainability-- 3.1.1 Guard rail for climate protection-- 3.1.2 Guard rail for biosphere conservation-- 3.1.3 Guard rail for soil protection-- 3.1.4 Additional ecological sustainability requirements-- 3.2 Socioeconomic sustainability-- 3.2.1 Guard rail for securing access to sufficient food-- 3.2.2 Guard rail for securing access to modern energy services-- 3.2.3 Guard rail for avoiding health risks through energy use-- 3.2.4 Additional socioeconomic sustainability requirements-- 3.3 Conclusion-- Chapter 4. Bioenergy, land use and energy systems: Situation and trends-- 4.1 Bioenergy in the global energy system-- 4.1.1 Current bioenergy use-- 4.1.1.1 Bioenergy in the global energy system-- 4.1.1.2 Use of bioheat and bio-electricity in the energy system-- 4.1.1.3 Use of biofuels-- 4.1.2 Current bioenergy promotion policy-- 4.2 Global land cover and land use-- 4.2.1 Global land cover-- 4.2.2 Global land use-- 4.2.3 The influence of land-use changes on ecosystem services-- 4.2.3.1 Conversion of forest-- 4.2.3.2 Conversion of wetlands-- 4.2.3.3 Conversion of grassland-- 4.2.3.4 Conversion of arable land.

Summary: Because of the major opportunities and risks associated with it, and the complexity of the subject, bioenergy policy has in a short time become a challenging political task for regulators and planners - a task that can only be accomplished through worldwide cooperation and the creation of an international framework. WBGU's central message is that the sustainable potential of bioenergy, which can be tapped all over the world, should be utilized - provided that threats to sustainability are avoided. In particular, the use of bioenergy must not endanger food security or the goals of nature conse

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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1 Present use and future potential of bioenergy--
2 Risks and undesirable developments arising from unregulated bioenergy expansion--
3 Sustainable bioenergy pathways: WBGU's findings; Production of biomass for use as energy: What are the key issues?. Conversion, end-use application and system integration: What are the best ways of using bioenergy?Energy crops as bridging technology--
4 Research recommendations for sustainable bioenergy use--
5 Recommendations for action: Components of a sustainable bioenergy policy--
5.1 Making bioenergy a consistent part of international climate policy--
5.2 Introducing standards and certification for bioenergy and sustainable land use--
5.3 Sustainably regulating competition among uses--
5.4 Making targeted use of bioenergy promotion policies--
5.5 Harnessing the sustainable bioenergy potential in developing and newly industrializing countries--
5.6 Building structures for a sustainable global bioenergy policy--
5.7 Conceiving of global land-use management as a challenge of the future--
Chapter 1. Introduction--
Chapter 2. Motives for deploying bioenergy--
2.1 Current discourses on bioenergy
2.2 Sustainable global energy systems and land-use systems--
2.2.1 Bioenergy, energy system transformation and climate change mitigation--
2.2.2 Bioenergy, energy system transformation and energy poverty--
2.2.3 Specific properties of biomass--
Chapter 3. Sustainability constraints upon bioenergy--
3.1 Ecological sustainability--
3.1.1 Guard rail for climate protection--
3.1.2 Guard rail for biosphere conservation--
3.1.3 Guard rail for soil protection--
3.1.4 Additional ecological sustainability requirements--
3.2 Socioeconomic sustainability--
3.2.1 Guard rail for securing access to sufficient food--
3.2.2 Guard rail for securing access to modern energy services--
3.2.3 Guard rail for avoiding health risks through energy use--
3.2.4 Additional socioeconomic sustainability requirements--
3.3 Conclusion--
Chapter 4. Bioenergy, land use and energy systems: Situation and trends--
4.1 Bioenergy in the global energy system--
4.1.1 Current bioenergy use--
4.1.1.1 Bioenergy in the global energy system--
4.1.1.2 Use of bioheat and bio-electricity in the energy system--
4.1.1.3 Use of biofuels--
4.1.2 Current bioenergy promotion policy--
4.2 Global land cover and land use--
4.2.1 Global land cover--
4.2.2 Global land use--
4.2.3 The influence of land-use changes on ecosystem services--
4.2.3.1 Conversion of forest--
4.2.3.2 Conversion of wetlands--
4.2.3.3 Conversion of grassland--
4.2.3.4 Conversion of arable land.

Because of the major opportunities and risks associated with it, and the complexity of the subject, bioenergy policy has in a short time become a challenging political task for regulators and planners - a task that can only be accomplished through worldwide cooperation and the creation of an international framework. WBGU's central message is that the sustainable potential of bioenergy, which can be tapped all over the world, should be utilized - provided that threats to sustainability are avoided. In particular, the use of bioenergy must not endanger food security or the goals of nature conse

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