Biomass Sequestration, Energy, and Global Change

Roger Sedjo ()

International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2011, vol. 4, issue 3-4, 355-386

Abstract: Biomass offers an alternative renewable energy source to fossil fuels and can be used to produce energy directly or through the production of liquid biofuels, e.g., ethanol, as a substitute for liquid transport fuels. Biomass also offers a vehicle to sequester carbon dioxide, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon, which contributes to global warming. However, in some cases, e.g., forests, there is a tension between biomass energy and biomass sequestration of carbon. This paper focuses on both energy and carbon sequestration issues with a view to a better understanding of the potential role of biomass in energy and climate.

Keywords: Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Sequestration; Renewable energy; Bioenergy; Biofuels; Energy; Global change; Forests; Wood; Ethanol; Alternative energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q23 Q4 Q42 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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