BIO-ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: LAND OF POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING

Climate change, environmental degradation, agriculture ecline burdened with heavy socio-economic implications and increasing energy needs for sustainable development and economic growth, have stimulated a frenetic search for acceptable solutions to improve this critical situation. Biomass production...

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Published in:International journal of solar energy 1994-01, Vol.14 (3), p.141-154
Main Authors: PEITRO MONCADA, P. C., GRASSI, GIULIANO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Biomass
Energy
Environment
Exact sciences and technology
KEY WORDS: Bio-energy
Natural energy
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Summary:Climate change, environmental degradation, agriculture ecline burdened with heavy socio-economic implications and increasing energy needs for sustainable development and economic growth, have stimulated a frenetic search for acceptable solutions to improve this critical situation. Biomass production and utilization for energy has given rise to many discussions for its environmental impact. This paper presents a point of view that bio-energy could assume sustainable environmental features for our future. The principal arguments of this paper are: bio-energy system and carbon emission - including confrontation of CO 2 , emissions between a biomass electricity closed system and a coal-based electric generation system-soil erosion, fertilizer use, pesticide use, and biodiversity.
ISSN:0142-5919
1477-2752
DOI:10.1080/01425919408909806