Ecological objectives can be achieved with wood-derived bioenergy
Abstract
Renewable, biomass-based energy options can reduce the climate impacts of fossil fuels. However, calculating the effects of wood-derived bioenergy on greenhouse gases (GHGs), and thus on climate, is complicated (Miner et al. 2015). To clarify concerns and options about bioenergy, in November 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produced a second draft of its Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions fromStationary Sources (http://1.usa.gov/1dikgHq), which considers the latest scientific information and input from stakeholders. Furthermore, the EPA is expected to make decisions soon about the use of woody biomass under the Clean Power Plan, which sets targets for carbon pollution from power plants.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for BioEnergy Sustainability
- Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC (United States). Research Inst. for Environment, Energy and Economics
- National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI), Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1209211
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1540-9295
- Publisher:
- Ecological Society of America (ESA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; bioenergy; forest; sustainability
Citation Formats
Dale, Virginia H., Kline, Keith L., Marland, Gregg, and Miner, Reid A. Ecological objectives can be achieved with wood-derived bioenergy. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1890/15.WB.011.
Dale, Virginia H., Kline, Keith L., Marland, Gregg, & Miner, Reid A. Ecological objectives can be achieved with wood-derived bioenergy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1890/15.WB.011
Dale, Virginia H., Kline, Keith L., Marland, Gregg, and Miner, Reid A. Sat .
"Ecological objectives can be achieved with wood-derived bioenergy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1890/15.WB.011. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1209211.
@article{osti_1209211,
title = {Ecological objectives can be achieved with wood-derived bioenergy},
author = {Dale, Virginia H. and Kline, Keith L. and Marland, Gregg and Miner, Reid A.},
abstractNote = {Renewable, biomass-based energy options can reduce the climate impacts of fossil fuels. However, calculating the effects of wood-derived bioenergy on greenhouse gases (GHGs), and thus on climate, is complicated (Miner et al. 2015). To clarify concerns and options about bioenergy, in November 2014, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produced a second draft of its Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions fromStationary Sources (http://1.usa.gov/1dikgHq), which considers the latest scientific information and input from stakeholders. Furthermore, the EPA is expected to make decisions soon about the use of woody biomass under the Clean Power Plan, which sets targets for carbon pollution from power plants.},
doi = {10.1890/15.WB.011},
journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment},
number = 6,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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