Contribution of jet fuel from forest residues to multiple Sustainable Development Goals

Otavio Cavalett () and Francesco Cherubini
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Otavio Cavalett: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Francesco Cherubini: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Nature Sustainability, 2018, vol. 1, issue 12, 799-807

Abstract: Abstract With limited decarbonization options in the aviation sector, renewable jet fuels produced from biomass resources represent a promising opportunity. However, potential implications of their deployment on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remain largely unexplored. We introduce an approach for SDG analysis based on life-cycle impact assessment methods. We show that climate action benefits of renewable jet fuels produced from forest residues available in Norway are larger in the medium/longer term than the shorter term, but they increase pressure on other SDGs—mainly SDGs 2, 3, 6, 11, 12 and 14—especially for alcohol-to-jet fuel technology. Most of these adverse side-effects are alleviated with technological and supply-chain improvements. Environmental sustainability analysis can identify both synergies (mitigation options that co-deliver across SDGs) and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and the SDGs, thereby supporting their early management and mitigation.

Date: 2018
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