In 2008, the world produced approximately 87 gigaliters of liquid biofuels, which is roughly
equal to the volume of liquid fuel consumed by Germany that year. Essentially, all of this …

Background The soil represents a reservoir that contains at least twice as much carbon as
does the atmosphere, yet (apart from 'root crops') mainly just the above-ground plant …

Negative emissions technologies (NETs) in general and bioenergy with CO2 capture and
storage (BECCS) in particular are commonly regarded as vital yet controversial to meeting …

Increased production of biomass for energy has the potential to offset substantial use of
fossil fuels, but it also has the potential to threaten conservation areas, pollute water …

Biofuels from crops are emerging as a Jekyll & Hyde–promoted by some as a means to
offset fossil fuel emissions, denigrated by others as lacking sustainability and taking land …

Planting the perennial biomass crop Miscanthus in the UK could offset 2–13 Mt oil eq. yr− 1,
contributing up to 10% of current energy use. Policymakers need assurance that upscaling …

Bioenergy from crops is expected to make a considerable contribution to climate change
mitigation. However, bioenergy is not necessarily carbon neutral because emissions of CO …

Bioenergy should play an essential part in reaching targets to replace petroleum-based
transportation fuels with a viable alternative, and in reducing long-term carbon dioxide …

Biomass currently accounts for about fifteen per cent of global primary energy consumption
and is playing an increasingly important role in the face of climate change, energy and food …

Field trials in Europe with Miscanthus over the past 25 years have demonstrated that
interspecies hybrids such as M.× giganteus (M× g) combine both high yield potentials and …