There is a need to conceive and support bioeconomy strategies within the context of
sustainable development in the European Union. A holistic vision regarding the deployment …

The development of a sustainable biobased economy (BBE) in Europe is associated with
several challenges. Amongst others, lessons learned from the development of the biofuel …

Many of the sustainability concerns of bioenergy are related to direct or indirect land use
change (LUC) resulting from bioenergy feedstock production. The environmental and socio …

Biomass use for energy and materials is, on the one hand, one of the key mitigation options
to reach the 1.5° C GMT target set in the Paris Agreement, as highlighted by the IPCC and …

The implementation of measures to increase productivity and resource efficiency in food and
bioenergy chains as well as to more sustainably manage land use can significantly increase …

Biomass is seen as one of the key renewable energy options to displace fossil fuels and
contribute to mitigation of GHG emissions on a large scale (Woods et al., 2015). Many …

A rational and efficient use of the various sources of energy available to farms allows, not
only for cost cutting, but also, a reduction in the environmental impacts bringing positive …

Indirect land use change (ILUC) is a serious threat to the sustainability of bioenergy because
of the extra GHG emissions (and other environmental impacts) it causes when feedstock …

The European Union (EU) developed a renewable energy policy in order to fulfil its
commitment to mitigate GHG emissions, as well as to promote security of energy supply …

Indirect land-use change (ILUC) can have a severe impact on the greenhouse gas (GHG)
balance of biofuels. Mitigating ILUC risk is important to avoid additional GHG emissions …