Limits to the potential of bio-fuels and bio-sequestration of carbon

Graeme I. Pearman

Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 59, issue C, 523-535

Abstract: This document examines bio-physical limits of bio-fuels and bio-sequestration of carbon by examining available solar radiation and observed efficiencies with which natural ecosystems and agricultural systems convert that energy to biomass. It compares these energy/carbon exchanges with national levels of energy use and carbon emissions for Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.

Keywords: Bio-fuels; Carbon bio-sequestration; Net primary production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.064

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