Essays about: "indirect land-use change iLUC"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words indirect land-use change iLUC.
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6. A struggle between reality and reliability: The uncertainties of including indirect land use change in life-cycle assessments
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningAbstract : Serious questions have been raised about the environmental impacts of biofuels concerning indirect land use change (ILUC) and this concept may also be applied to other products such as bio-based plastics. The purpose of this study is to identify the uncertainties of including ILUC in life-cycle assessments. READ MORE
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7. Climate impacts of land use in LCA : elaboration of criteria for satisfactory methods
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and TechnologyAbstract : INTRODUCTION LCA is a widely used tool for assessing the environmental impacts of products. However, despite the large importance of land use for atmospheric CO2-levels there is still no consensus on how to include the climate impact of land use in LCA and results vary up to several hundred percent depending on method. READ MORE
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8. The Achilles heel of the EU's Renewable Energy Directive sustainability criteria : the policy on biofuel and its limitation to understanding sustainability
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Within the Renewable Energy Directive, the European Union has embedded sustainability criteria, addressing sustainable biofuels. Due to criticism, the sustainability criteria have been re-examined by the EU in the light of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC). READ MORE
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9. Förändrad markanvändning vid biodrivmedelsproduktion : en empirisk undersökning av svenskproducerade biodrivmedels påverkan på åkermarkens användning
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and TechnologyAbstract : Increasing the use of biofuels is an important part of achieving the EU’s target of 10 percent renewable energy in the transport sector. However, the competition between biofuels and food production is an ongoing concern. READ MORE
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10. Biodiesel, framtid och möjligheter på Island
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and TechnologyAbstract : Syftet med denna rapport är att studera möjligheter och utmaningar för framtida biodieselproduktion på Island. Island ska enligt EU direktiv 2009/28/EG om förnybara energikällor uppfylla målet att 10 % av den totala energin i transportsektorn ska komma från förnybara energikällor år 2020. READ MORE