LCA-based environmental assessment of biofuels
By-products, indirect land use change, water demand and biodiversitiy - current research topics and possibilities for political regulation
Authors: Dunkelberg, Elisa; Lehnert, Josephin; Neumann, Anna
Year: 2011
Type of publication: Report
Abstract
Some relevant environmental problems related to biofuel production are indirect land use changes, regional water scarcity and biodiversity losses. In this study, Elisa Dunkelberg, Josephin Lehnert and Anna Neumann present LCA-based or compatible methods that are used or could be used to detect and evaluate these impacts. Additionally, further research questions are identified and options for political regulation measures are discussed.
Belongs to project: FAIR FUELS? A socio-ecological multi-level Analysis of the Possibilities of and Limits to the international Use of Biofuels
Topics: Water and Land Management, Climate and Energy
Research field: Sustainable Energy and Climate Protection