Sustainable Land Use: Food Production or Fuels

Anna Hennecke () and Nils Rettenmaier
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Anna Hennecke: Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH (ifeu)
Nils Rettenmaier: Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH (ifeu)

Chapter Chapter 17 in Competition and Conflicts on Resource Use, 2015, pp 245-258 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Climate change and concerns of energy security are the main drivers for the promotion of renewable energy carriers. One of the main pillars of the strategy to mitigate climate change and save non-renewable energy carriers is the use of biomass for energy. Bioenergy can be obtained from wood and silvicultural residues, dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues as well as from organic waste. Already today, biomass is contributing about 15 % to the global energy consumption, however, most of it is traditional non-commercial firewood and charcoal for heating and cooking.

Keywords: Food Security; Carbon Stock; Energy Crop; Bioenergy Production; Renewable Energy Directive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10954-1_17

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