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Title: Ecological objectives can be achieved with wood-derived bioenergy

Journal Article · · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1890/15.WB.011· OSTI ID:1209211
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for BioEnergy Sustainability
  2. Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC (United States). Research Inst. for Environment, Energy and Economics
  3. National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI), Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
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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.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1209211
Journal Information:
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 13, Issue 6; ISSN 1540-9295
Publisher:
Ecological Society of America (ESA)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 11 works
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Climate, economic, and environmental impacts of producing wood for bioenergy journal April 2018
Bioenergy production and forest landscape change in the southeastern United States journal August 2016
Status and prospects for renewable energy using wood pellets from the southeastern United States journal April 2017

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