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Biomass Sequestration, Energy, and Global Change

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  • Sedjo, Roger A.

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Biomass offers an alternative renewable energy source to fossil fuels and can be used to produce energy directly or through the production of liquid biofuels, e.g., ethanol, as a substitute for liquid transport fuels. Biomass also offers a vehicle to sequester carbon dioxide, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon, which contributes to global warming. However, in some cases, e.g., forests, there is a tension between biomass energy and biomass sequestration of carbon. This paper focuses on both energy and carbon sequestration issues with a view to a better understanding of the potential role of biomass in energy and climate.

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  • Sedjo, Roger A., 2011. "Biomass Sequestration, Energy, and Global Change," International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers, vol. 4(3-4), pages 355-386, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jirere:101.00000037
    DOI: 10.1561/101.00000037
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    Keywords

    Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Sequestration; Renewable energy; Bioenergy; Biofuels; Energy; Global change; Forests; Wood; Ethanol; Alternative energy;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q2 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • Q4 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics

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