Journal articles: 'Bioenergy policy'

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Gashi, Dr Ferim, and Dr Agron Bajraktari*. "National Wood Bioenergy Policy in Kosovo." International Journal of Scientific Research 2, no. 8 (June 1, 2012): 473–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/aug2013/156.

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Singh, Kripal. "India’s bioenergy policy." Energy, Ecology and Environment 4, no. 5 (July 12, 2019): 253–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40974-019-00125-6.

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Helynen, Satu. "Bioenergy policy in Finland." Energy for Sustainable Development 8, no. 1 (March 2004): 36–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0973-0826(08)60389-0.

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Söderberg, Charlotta. "What drives sub-national bioenergy development? Exploring cross-level implications of environmental policy integration in EU and Swedish bioenergy policy." European Journal of Government and Economics 3, no. 2 (December 30, 2014): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.17979/ejge.2014.3.2.4301.

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What are the sub-national implications, in policy and practice, of environmental policy integration (EPI) in EU and Swedish bioenergy policy? Focusing on the exceptional bioenergy expansion within the Biofuel Region in north Sweden, this paper discusses cross-level implications of supranational and national policy decisions on bioenergy; whether environmental perspectives are observable also in sub-national bioenergy discussions; and explores the drivers of sub-national bioenergy development in a multi-level governance setting. The study finds that higher-level EPI plays an important role for sub-national bioenergy development. The degree of sub-national EPI in bioenergy and the type of renewables invested in is to a large extent set by top-down influence from the EU and national level through agenda setting, policy goals and economic mechanisms. Local policy entrepreneurs play an important role for finding ‘win-win’-solutions that can help initiating local energy projects and ensure sub-national EPI, but environmental-economic – rather than merely economic – motives for getting involved are important to ensure long-term local commitment to renewable energy projects.

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Lundmark, Robert, and Kristoffer Bäckström. "Bioenergy innovation and energy policy." Economics of Innovation and New Technology 24, no. 8 (January 21, 2015): 755–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2014.998862.

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Lynch, J. M., and M. von Lampe. "The need for bioenergy policy analysis." Biomass and Bioenergy 35, no. 6 (June 2011): 2311–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.10.015.

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Levin, Rachele, and Hillevi Eriksson. "Good-practice guidelines for whole-tree harvesting in Sweden: Moving science into policy." Forestry Chronicle 86, no. 1 (February 1, 2010): 51–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc86051-1.

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Concerns over climate change, peak oil and energy security have prompted countries such as Sweden to develop policies that promote alternative energy sources, including forest-based bioenergy. Sweden is at the forefront of research and development on forest-based bioenergy and has employed a model of science-based policy development to implement bioenergy production systems. In response to environmental concerns over whole-tree harvesting for bioenergy in Sweden, a number of government-funded research programs on forest-derived bioenergy have been undertaken with the intent of generating knowledge about the effects of whole-tree harvesting, ash recycling and bioenergy-related silvicultural practices on ecological systems and values such as soil, nutrient balances, water, biodiversity, greenhouse gas balances and recreation. Sweden developed a series of recommendations and good-practice guidelines for whole tree harvesting starting in 1986 and ending with the most recent revision in 2008. These guidelines and regulations are based on various scientific studies and include prescriptions and mandates to minimize environmental damage caused by whole tree harvesting for bioenergy. From the beginning, the process of developing effective guidelines and regulations governing whole tree harvesting in Sweden has been informed by science. Guidelines and regulations govern the areas of site productivity, utilization of recycled wood ash, biodiversity and physical damage to trees and soils. Overall, Sweden’s experience demonstrates the way in which science can be used to inform guidelines and policies. Key words: Sweden, bioenergy, ash recycling, energy policy, good-practice guidelines, regulations, environment

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Levidow, Les, Theo Papaioannou, and Alexander Borda-Rodriguez. "Innovation Priorities for UK Bioenergy." Science & Technology Studies 26, no. 3 (January 1, 2013): 14–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.23987/sts.55286.

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UK bioenergy innovation pathways have been locked into current energy infrastructure through technological expectations, especially the reciprocal requirements of state bodies and industry. Over the past decade UK policy has given bioenergy an increasingly important role for decarbonising the energy system; technoscientific innovation has been expected to expand the range of biomass that can be sustainably converted to energy. Needing industry investment to fulfil its policy aims, the UK government has faced requirements to provide long-term support measures. Innovation priorities have been shaped by policy arrangements closely involving industry with state bodies. Their expectations for future benefits have mobilised resources for bioenergy innovation mainly as input-substitutes within current energy infrastructural patterns; novel path creation lies within a path dependence. Although technical progress has encountered difficulties and long delays, expectations for economic and environmental benefits have built support, while conflating national benefits with private-sector interests. Through such expectations, innovation priorities wishfully enact some desired futures from among those which had been advocated in policy documents.

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Masum, Md Farhad H., Kamalakanta Sahoo, and Puneet Dwivedi. "Ascertaining the Trajectory of Wood-Based Bioenergy Development in the United States Based on Current Economic, Social, and Environmental Constructs." Annual Review of Resource Economics 11, no. 1 (October 5, 2019): 169–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-100518-093921.

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Wood-based bioenergy development could play a vital role in attaining energy independence, reducing carbon emissions, and ensuring rural prosperity in the United States. An understanding of policies supporting wood-based bioenergy development coupled with the current status of production of various wood-based bioenergy products would better the prospects of wood-based bioenergy development in the United States. An understanding of the economic feasibility, social acceptability, and environmental externalities would contribute to effective policy prescriptions for establishing the US bioeconomy. Based on a comprehensive review of existing studies, we show that the heat and electricity derived from woody feedstocks that would prevail in the future as a commercial-level conversion technology for wood-based ethanol production are still under development. Society in general is positive about the use of woody feedstocks for bioenergy development. The production cost of wood-based ethanol and electricity generation has not reduced over time, indicating a need for targeted policy support focusing on sharing the production cost of wood-based bioenergy products. Wood-based bioenergy development could meet the need for sustainable energy production without affecting existing roundwood markets with the advent of advanced silvicultural treatments and efficient biotechnologies.

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Feng, Dan, Shan Dan Zhou, and Yuan Yuan Miao. "Application of Bioenergy in Sweden and its Revelation to China." Advanced Materials Research 608-609 (December 2012): 249–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.608-609.249.

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Through implementation the positive tax policy and application the “Green Electricity Certificates System”, the bioenergy production and application technologies came to maturity gradually in Sweden: Integrated Forest Biorefinery " produced lots of bioenergy in the form of heat, electricity and fuel particles ;Many heat and power plants used energy plant Salix as biomass fuels, and the plant ash was filled back into Salix field for air purification; City garbage and food industry wastes were produced the biogas for city public transport system. At present, the bioenergy consumption accounts for 1/3 of the total energy consumption. The Bioenergy application in Sweden has a profound and revelatory meaning in the problems of Chinese energy reconstruction, energy saving and emission reduction, area bioenergy production and bioenergy application.

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Alsaleh, Mohd, and A. Abdul-Rahim. "Bioenergy Intensity and Its Determinants in European Continental Countries: Evidence Using GMM Estimation." Resources 8, no. 1 (February 26, 2019): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources8010043.

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This study contributes to the existing literature by examining bioenergy intensity and its related factors in European continental countries (ECC). Through its focus on European continental (EC), this study extends the existing literature, which mainly covers nationwide studies. The current paper aims to investigate the variables of bioenergy intensity in the ECC during the term 2005–2013, construct its economic variables, and evaluate the volume and significance level of the impact of each variable on bioenergy intensity. To successfully achieve this analysis, a generalised method of moments estimator (GMM) was designed for ECC. The estimated models show that available bioenergy for final consumption has a positive impact on bioenergy intensity in ECC. The largest influence on bioenergy intensity was evaluated for the annual growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), followed by the investment and referral that the scale and construction of this economic variable should be taken into consideration and applied as a precious bioenergy regulation and policy instruments for developing bioenergy intensity and efficiency.

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Dharmawan, Arya, Akhmad Fauzi, Eka Putri, Pablo Pacheco, Ahmad Dermawan, Nuva Nuva, Rizka Amalia, and Diyane Sudaryanti. "Bioenergy Policy: The Biodiesel Sustainability Dilemma in Indonesia." International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 15, no. 4 (June 18, 2020): 537–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.150414.

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Papilo, P., M. Marimin, E. Hambali, I. S. Sitanggang, E. G. Permata, R. Kurniawan, and N. Novriyanto. "Policy system for palm oil based bioenergy sustainability." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 472 (June 23, 2020): 012060. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/472/1/012060.

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Thornley, Patricia, and Deborah Cooper. "The effectiveness of policy instruments in promoting bioenergy." Biomass and Bioenergy 32, no. 10 (October 2008): 903–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.01.011.

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Dunnett, Alex J., and Nilay Shah. "Prospects for Bioenergy." Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy 1, no. 1 (April 1, 2007): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jbmb.2007.1975.

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The prospects for bioenergy in the future energy mix are open to much debate. The potential synergies to be drawn with materials markets, agricultural practice reform and a broad range of policy promotion mechanisms tackling climate change, and energy security all have substantial influence on the sector. Furthermore, the identification of the best options for biomass to energy conversion is complex to ascertain owing to the broad range of potential indicators in assessing the impact and benefits of any application and the geographical specificities of any possible solutions, as well as the potential improvements in key metrics as capacity expands. This work assesses the current approaches of bioenergy systems assessment in identifying those pathways which represent potentially optimal applications with regard to climatic and energy security benefits. Substantial potential for lignocellulosic biomass pathways is identified with a particular focus on the development of bioethanol for substitution of gasoline in road vehicles and the use of biorefineries to ensure maximum utilization of biomass. The potentials for whole-system analyses are highlighted.

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Maltsoglou, Irini, Ana Kojakovic, Luis E. Rincón, Erika Felix, Giacomo Branca, Stefano Valle, Arturo Gianvenuti, Andrea Rossi, Andreas Thulstrup, and Heiner Thofern. "Combining bioenergy and food security: An approach and rapid appraisal to guide bioenergy policy formulation." Biomass and Bioenergy 79 (August 2015): 80–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.02.007.

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Favero, Alice, Adam Daigneault, and Brent Sohngen. "Forests: Carbon sequestration, biomass energy, or both?" Science Advances 6, no. 13 (March 2020): eaay6792. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay6792.

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There is a continuing debate over the role that woody bioenergy plays in climate mitigation. This paper clarifies this controversy and illustrates the impacts of woody biomass demand on forest harvests, prices, timber management investments and intensity, forest area, and the resulting carbon balance under different climate mitigation policies. Increased bioenergy demand increases forest carbon stocks thanks to afforestation activities and more intensive management relative to a no-bioenergy case. Some natural forests, however, are converted to more intensive management, with potential biodiversity losses. Incentivizing both wood-based bioenergy and forest sequestration could increase carbon sequestration and conserve natural forests simultaneously. We conclude that the expanded use of wood for bioenergy will result in net carbon benefits, but an efficient policy also needs to regulate forest carbon sequestration.

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Söderberg, Charlotta. "Institutional conditions for multi-sector environmental policy integration in Swedish bioenergy policy." Environmental Politics 20, no. 4 (July 2011): 528–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2011.589625.

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Kaoma, M., and S. H. Gheewala. "Assessment of the bioenergy policy for the sustainable development of rural-based bioenergy systems in Zambia." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 463 (April 7, 2020): 012012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/463/1/012012.

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SANDS, RONALD D. "U.S. CARBON TAX SCENARIOS AND BIOENERGY." Climate Change Economics 09, no. 01 (February 2018): 1840010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2010007818400109.

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This paper documents application of the Future Agricultural Resources Model (FARM) to stylized carbon tax scenarios specified by the Stanford Energy Modeling Forum (EMF). Model results show that the method of tax revenue recycling makes a difference. Either labor-tax, or capital-tax, recycling can reduce the welfare cost of a carbon tax policy relative to lump sum recycling. Of the two tax recycling options, reducing capital taxes provides the greater reduction in welfare costs. However, carbon tax revenues decline with stringent carbon dioxide (CO2) emission targets and the availability of a negative-emissions technology such as bio-electricity with CO2 capture and storage (BECCS). As BECCS expands, net carbon tax revenues peak and decline due to an offsetting subsidy for carbon sequestration, limiting the potential for labor- or capital-tax recycling to reduce welfare costs of a climate policy.

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Ericsson, Karin, Suvi Huttunen, Lars J. Nilsson, and Per Svenningsson. "Bioenergy policy and market development in Finland and Sweden." Energy Policy 32, no. 15 (October 2004): 1707–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0301-4215(03)00161-7.

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Nilsson, Lars J., Marcin Pisarek, Jerzy Buriak, Anna Oniszk-Popławska, Paweł Bućko, Karin Ericsson, and Lukasz Jaworski. "Energy policy and the role of bioenergy in Poland." Energy Policy 34, no. 15 (October 2006): 2263–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2005.03.011.

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Ravindranath, N. H., and P. Balachandra. "Sustainable bioenergy for India: Technical, economic and policy analysis." Energy 34, no. 8 (August 2009): 1003–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2008.12.012.

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Söderberg, Charlotta, and Katarina Eckerberg. "Rising policy conflicts in Europe over bioenergy and forestry." Forest Policy and Economics 33 (August 2013): 112–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2012.09.015.

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Jeffers, Robert F., Jacob J. Jacobson, and Erin M. Searcy. "Dynamic analysis of policy drivers for bioenergy commodity markets." Energy Policy 52 (January 2013): 249–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.072.

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Agustian, Adang, Ening Ariningsih, Endro Gunawan, and Kurnia Suci Indraningsih. "The study of bioenergy with molasses raw materials: analysis of potential and problems in its development in East Java, Indonesia." E3S Web of Conferences 232 (2021): 04005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123204005.

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The Indonesian government is gradually reducing its dependence on petroleum fuels by mixing it with biofuels. One of the biofuels used is bioethanol made from molasses. This study aims to analyze the potential for sugarcane development at the farm level, identify bioenergy problems, and provide bioenergy development recommendations based on molasses. The research was conducted in East Java Province in 2016, with updated data in 2019. The analytical methods used were quantitative and qualitative. The results of the research are as follows. In 2019, the potential of molasses produced reached 260.06 thousand tons in East Java Province. However, there are some technical and socio-economic problems in developing biofuels from molasses, including the low yield of sugar, limited processing of molasses into bioethanol, lack of bioethanol marketing guarantee, and lack of synergy in bioethanol policy development. Some policy recommendations proposed to support the sustainability of bioethanol production in the future are policy supports for increasing sugarcane farming, capital support for bioethanol producers, guarantee in the bioethanol marketing, and synergies in developing bioenergy policies.

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Daioglou, Vassilis, Matteo Muratori, Patrick Lamers, Shinichiro Fujimori, Alban Kitous, Alexandre C. Köberle, Nico Bauer, et al. "Implications of climate change mitigation strategies on international bioenergy trade." Climatic Change 163, no. 3 (October 11, 2020): 1639–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02877-1.

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AbstractMost climate change mitigation scenarios rely on increased use of bioenergy to decarbonize the energy system. Here we use results from the 33rd Energy Modeling Forum study (EMF-33) to investigate projected international bioenergy trade for different integrated assessment models across several climate change mitigation scenarios. Results show that in scenarios with no climate policy, international bioenergy trade is likely to increase over time, and becomes even more important when climate targets are set. More stringent climate targets, however, do not necessarily imply greater bioenergy trade compared to weaker targets, as final energy demand may be reduced. However, the scaling up of bioenergy trade happens sooner and at a faster rate with increasing climate target stringency. Across models, for a scenario likely to achieve a 2 °C target, 10–45 EJ/year out of a total global bioenergy consumption of 72–214 EJ/year are expected to be traded across nine world regions by 2050. While this projection is greater than the present trade volumes of coal or natural gas, it remains below the present trade of crude oil. This growth in bioenergy trade largely replaces the trade in fossil fuels (especially oil) which is projected to decrease significantly over the twenty-first century. As climate change mitigation scenarios often show diversified energy systems, in which numerous world regions can act as bioenergy suppliers, the projections do not necessarily lead to energy security concerns. Nonetheless, rapid growth in the trade of bioenergy is projected in strict climate mitigation scenarios, raising questions about infrastructure, logistics, financing options, and global standards for bioenergy production and trade.

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Zhu, Jingan, Yalun Li, Ping Jiang, Biao Hu, and Liang Emlyn Yang. "Analysis on the Dynamic Evolution of Bioenergy Industry in the Yangtze River Delta Based on Multilevel Social Network Theory." Energies 13, no. 23 (December 3, 2020): 6383. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13236383.

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This paper aims to explore the evolution of bioenergy from a comprehensive and dynamic perspective and study how stakeholders in the industry exert influence during the development. Taking the development of bioenergy in the Yangtze River Delta as an example, the research builds a dynamic network of bioenergy stakeholders from a social network analysis method. This paper selects six typical cities and six stakeholder groups in the Yangtze River Delta to conduct field surveys and interviews. This study integrates social network analysis with multilevel perspective theory to analyse the evolution of bioenergy from a dynamic perspective. The results show that the relationship among the stakeholders is a network based on central stakeholders involved in the material flow and is affected by multiple peripheral stakeholders. Through the analysis of the dynamic evolution relationship between stakeholders, this paper reveals the existing problems during the development of bioenergy in the Yangtze River Delta. The research results also show that the development of bioenergy has the following characteristics: (i) It is initiated by technological development during the energy transition period; (ii) It is led by policy formulation; (iii) It has evolved with the development of material flow, marketing, infrastructure, and social awareness.

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Wang, Jianliang, Yuru Yang, Yongmei Bentley, Xu Geng, and Xiaojie Liu. "Sustainability Assessment of Bioenergy from a Global Perspective: A Review." Sustainability 10, no. 8 (August 3, 2018): 2739. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10082739.

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Bioenergy, as a renewable energy resource, is expected to see significant development in the future. However, a key issue that will affect this trend is sustainability of bioenergy. There have been many studies on this topic but mainly focusing on only one or two-dimensions of the issue and also with much of the literature directed at studies of European regions. To help understand the wider scope of bioenergy sustainability, this paper reviews a broad range of current research on the topic and places the literature into a multi-dimensional framework covering the economic, environmental and ecological, social and land-related aspects of bioenergy sustainability, as well as a geographical analysis of the areas for which the studies have been carried out. The review indicates that it is hard to draw an overall conclusion on the sustainability of bioenergy because of limited studies or contradictory results in some respects. In addition, this review shows that crop-based bioenergy and forest bioenergy are seen as the main sources of bioenergy and that most studies discuss the final utilization of bioenergy as being for electricity generation. Finally, research directions for future study are suggested, based on the literature reviewed here.

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Bature, Aminu, Lynsey Melville, Khondokar Mizanur Rahman, Jahangir Akhtar, and Poonam Aulak. "An Investigation into the Effects of Risks and Risk Management of Bioenergy Projects." E3S Web of Conferences 61 (2018): 00006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20186100006.

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Risk is an important component in project management and plays a key role in securing project finance in renewable energy sector. As the amount of companies making investment in renewables grow, so do the inherent risks in the different stages of the projects. This study seeks to obtain information, which will help examine the risks associated with bioenergy projects and the methods used to identify, manage and reduce them. The study is conducted in the form of a survey with data being gathered using questionnaires. The results of this study shows that although when taken as a whole, policy and regulatory risk is the most significant risk associated with renewable energy projects, financial and environmental risks are the most important risks related to bioenergy projects. These suggest that financing, which is one of the key elements in maintaining, building and operating bioenergy plants faces substantial obstacles in managing it risks. Moreover, the study shows that insurance coverage and company-based risk management functions are the most important risk management tools for managing financial and environmental risks respectively. It is recommended that governments should strive to include bioenergy stakeholders in their policy development in order to integrate industry’s perspective into the process.

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Tucki, Karol, and Olga Orynycz. "Bioenergy and Biofuels." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (September 6, 2021): 9972. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179972.

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Matemilola, Saheed, Isa O. Elegbede, Fatima Kies, Gbolahan A. Yusuf, Ganbobga N. Yangni, and Ibrahim Garba. "An Analysis of the Impacts of Bioenergy Development on Food Security in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects." Environmental and Climate Technologies 23, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 64–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2019-0005.

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Abstract Fossil fuel such as coal, natural gas, oil and recently shale gas are perhaps the most economically viable means for energy generation but are laden with inexhaustible environmental consequences. Thus, biofuel development has received tremendous support from all quarters in response to quest for energy security and clean energy. However, the rapid rate of development of bioenergy has also raised concern chiefly for its nexus with food security with some scholar considering it a disaster especially for countries in the global south. Due to her prime location along the equator, and the generally favourable climatic conditions all through the year, Nigeria is considered to have enormous potential for bioenergy development. Unfortunately, Nigeria is also highly ranked in the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Rested mainly on exploratory approach, this study analyses the bioenergy potential of Nigeria and the implications of the fast-rising market on food security in the Nigerian context. Critical investigation on the food crop-bioenergy trade-offs was conducted while bioenergy development implications were analysed in the context of the four dimensions of food security. Lastly, mitigative measures to bioenergy development impacts were discussed and one key proposition is need to strengthen the second and third generation technology for biofuel production in Nigeria.

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Knowlton, Jessie, Kathleen Halvorsen, David Flaspohler, Christopher Webster, Jesse Abrams, Sara Almeida, Stefan Arriaga-Weiss, et al. "Birds and Bioenergy within the Americas: A Cross-National, Social–Ecological Study of Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs." Land 10, no. 3 (March 3, 2021): 258. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10030258.

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Although renewable energy holds great promise in mitigating climate change, there are socioeconomic and ecological tradeoffs related to each form of renewable energy. Forest-related bioenergy is especially controversial, because tree plantations often replace land that could be used to grow food crops and can have negative impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we examined public perceptions and ecosystem service tradeoffs between the provisioning services associated with cover types associated with bioenergy crop (feedstock) production and forest habitat-related supporting services for birds, which themselves provide cultural and regulating services. We combined a social survey-based assessment of local values and perceptions with measures of bioenergy feedstock production impacts on bird habitat in four countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the USA. Respondents in all countries rated birds as important or very important (83–99% of respondents) and showed lower enthusiasm for, but still supported, the expansion of bioenergy feedstocks (48–60% of respondents). Bioenergy feedstock cover types in Brazil and Argentina had the greatest negative impact on birds but had a positive impact on birds in the USA. In Brazil and Mexico, public perceptions aligned fairly well with the realities of the impacts of potential bioenergy feedstocks on bird communities. However, in Argentina and the USA, perceptions of bioenergy impacts on birds did not match well with the data. Understanding people’s values and perceptions can help inform better policy and management decisions regarding land use changes.

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Melece, Ligita, and Agnese Krievina. "Bioenergy Resources in Latvia." Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference 2 (June 17, 2015): 190. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/etr2015vol2.257.

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<p class="R-AbstractKeywords"><span lang="EN-US">The paper presents results of study aimed to evaluate issues of current development of bioenergy in Latvia, taking into account restrictions, which may affect future progress of main biomass sources. These restrictions are based on latest European Union (EU) regulations and recommendations; and worldwide concerns of scholars on sustainability, particularly environmental (e.g. biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, carbon sequestration) of bioenergy (biomass) development. The appropriate qualitative and quantitative research methods have been used in the process of study. The results of examination suggest that biomass possesses one of the greatest potentials for further increasing renewables production, particularly in Latvia. The characteristics and perspectives of main biomass sources’ development are assessed for compliance with the EU latest regulations, recommendations and policies, particularly Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-2020, and they demonstrate [reveal?] several limitations. The restrictions under the CAP regulations’ so-called ‘greening’ requirements mainly affect the production of energy crops, limiting monocultures’ growing. For some types of biomass production (e.g. energy cultures, wood biomass), several limitations or restrictions are considered, in particular, those related to environmental issues such as biodiversity, soil properties, agro-ecosystems and landscape. Forest origin, non-food plants (e.g. perennial grasses) and different kind of residues and waste could be the most important, perspective and sustainable biomass sources in Latvia. Besides, the dominance of a single bioenergy source would be unsustainable in the long run, and diversifying of the energy system is preferred.</span></p>

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Iddrisu, Insah, and Subhes C. Bhattacharyya. "Ghana׳s bioenergy policy: Is 20% biofuel integration achievable by 2030?" Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (March 2015): 32–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.066.

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Norton, Michael, Andras Baldi, Vicas Buda, Bruno Carli, Pavel Cudlin, Mike B. Jones, Atte Korhola, et al. "Serious mismatches continue between science and policy in forest bioenergy." GCB Bioenergy 11, no. 11 (September 9, 2019): 1256–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12643.

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Krug, Michael, Grażyna Rabczuk, and Adam Cenian. "Addressing Sustainability Risks of Bioenergy—Policy Strategies and Corporate Initiatives." Energy and Power Engineering 07, no. 05 (2015): 217–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/epe.2015.75022.

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Gan, Lin, and Juan Yu. "Bioenergy transition in rural China: Policy options and co-benefits." Energy Policy 36, no. 2 (February 2008): 531–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2007.10.005.

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Junginger, Martin, Erika de Visser, Kurt Hjort-Gregersen, Joris Koornneef, Rob Raven, André Faaij, and Wim Turkenburg. "Technological learning in bioenergy systems." Energy Policy 34, no. 18 (December 2006): 4024–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2005.09.012.

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Watson, H. K., and R. A. Diaz-Chavez. "An assessment of the potential of drylands in eight sub-Saharan African countries to produce bioenergy feedstocks." Interface Focus 1, no. 2 (February 2, 2011): 263–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2010.0022.

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This paper synthesizes lessons learnt from research that aimed to identify land in the dryland regions of eight sub-Saharan African study countries where bioenergy feedstocks production has a low risk of detrimental environmental and socio-economic effects. The methodology involved using geographical information systems (GISs) to interrogate a wide range of datasets, aerial photograph and field verification, an extensive literature review, and obtaining information from a wide range of stakeholders. The GIS work revealed that Africa's drylands potentially have substantial areas available and agriculturally suitable for bioenergy feedstocks production. The other work showed that land-use and biomass dynamics in Africa's drylands are greatly influenced by the inherent ‘disequilibrium’ behaviour of these environments. This behaviour challenges the sustainability concept and perceptions regarding the drivers, nature and consequences of deforestation, land degradation and other factors. An assessment of the implications of this behaviour formed the basis for the practical guidance suggested for bioenergy feedstock producers and bioenergy policy makers.

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Birch, Kean, and Kirby Calvert. "Rethinking ‘Drop-in’ Biofuels." Science & Technology Studies 28, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 52–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.23987/sts.55357.

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A sustainable transition is premised upon moving from a carbon energy regime to a renewable energy regime; a highly contested political-economic transformation, to say the least. In places like the United States and European Union the main form of renewable energy is bioenergy, especially biofuels. Recent policy and industry efforts are focusing on the development and implementation of what are known as ‘drop-in’ biofuels, so named because they can be incorporated into existing distribution infrastructure (e.g. pipelines) and conversion devices with relatively few, if any, technical modifications. As with carbon energy, bioenergy has particular materialities that are implicated in the political-economic possibilities and constraints facing societies around the world. These political materialities of bioenergy shape and are shaped by new energy regimes and therefore problematize the notion of a drop-in biofuel. Thus further examination of the political materialities of bioenergy, and of renewable energy more generally, is of critical importance for successful sustainable transitions.

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Niquidet, Kurt, and Devon Friesen. "Bioenergy potential from wood residuals in Alberta: a positive mathematical programming approach." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44, no. 12 (December 2014): 1586–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0205.

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A major risk for many existing and planned wood-based bioenergy facilities is the uncertainty regarding future feedstock supply. Many bioenergy projects use waste generated from primary sectors such as lumber, and, therefore, carry the inherent risk of supply fluctuations if these industries change. To assess the long-term viability of a wood-based bioenergy facility, it is necessary to understand how biomass feedstock fluctuates with other sectors and at what cost supply can be made available. We address these issues by constructing a positive mathematical programming (PMP) model of the Alberta forest sector that focuses on optimizing fibre transfer routes. Through the use of PMP, we derive a marginal cost function for harvesting and hauling fibre to each processing facility. The results indicate that woody residual supply is quite sensitive to market conditions in the primary sector. For the most part, to support bioenergy expansion, feedstock will need to be sourced from the forest, as very few surplus mill residues are available even at high lumber prices. However, we estimate the marginal cost of delivering harvesting residues to be significant, which suggests that policy support will be needed for further bioenergy development.

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Alsaleh, Mohd, Muhammad Abdulwakil, and Abdul Abdul-Rahim. "Does Social Businesses Development Affect Bioenergy Industry Growth under the Pathway of Sustainable Development?" Sustainability 13, no. 4 (February 12, 2021): 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13041989.

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The Treaty of European Union (EU) sets out the EU vision for sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment. This led us to ask whether or not social business development stimulates the development of the bioenergy sector in the EU28 countries. Given the increasing rates of energy insecurity, environmental pollution, poverty, and unemployment, countries are switching to alternative energy sources that might promote social business development, climate change, and environmental quality. In this scenario, the bioenergy industry has received the attention of scholars and policymakers alike. The role social business development can play in the growth of the bioenergy industry remains uncertain, therefore, further investigation is necessary. This study, therefore, explores the relationships between the bioenergy industry and social business development indicators related to zero emissions, zero poverty, and zero unemployment for EU28 region countries from 1990 to 2018. Empirical evidence is based on the use of a new economic model, dynamic panel co-integration simulations (Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square, Dynamic Ordinary Least Square, and Pooled Ordinary Least Square). The results reveal a negative relationship between EU28′s bioenergy industry growth and carbon dioxide emissions, vulnerable employment, and unemployment rate, suggesting that bioenergy industry growth helps reduce pollution and unemployment. Likewise, bioenergy industry growth increases food supply, economic growth, and female employment and might be the best alternative to fossil fuels. Necessary policy related to bioenergy industry growth can be formulated, especially in achieving the sustainable development goals for social businesses.

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Buss, Jennifer, Nicolas Mansuy, and Sebnem Madrali. "De-Risking Wood-Based Bioenergy Development in Remote and Indigenous Communities in Canada." Energies 14, no. 9 (May 2, 2021): 2603. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en14092603.

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Remote and Indigenous communities in Canada have a unique opportunity to mobilize the vast amount of wood-based biomass to meet their energy needs, while supporting a local economy, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study realized in collaboration with five remote and Indigenous communities across Canada investigates the main barriers and potential solutions to developing stable and sustainable wood-based bioenergy systems. Our results highlight that despite the differences in available biomass and geographical context, these communities face common policy, economic, operational, cultural, social, and environmental risks and barriers to developing bioenergy. The communities identified and ranked the biggest barriers as follows; the high initial investment of bioenergy projects, the logistical and operational challenges of developing a sustainable wood supply chain in remote locations, and the limited opportunities for community leadership of bioenergy projects. Environmental risks have been ranked as the least important by all the communities, except for the communities in Manitoba, which ranked it as the second most important risk. However, all the communities agreed that climate change is the main environmental driver disturbing the wood-based bioenergy supply chain. To de-risk the wood-based bioenergy system, we suggest that stable and sustainable supply chains can be implemented by restoring community-based resources management supported by local knowledge and workforce. Using local knowledge can also help reduce the impacts caused by biomass harvesting on the ecosystem and avoid competition with traditional land uses. Including positive externalities to cost benefit analysis, when comparing bioenergy systems to existing energy installation, will likely make bioenergy projects more attractive for the community financially. Alternatively, supporting co-learning between partners and among communities can improve knowledge and innovation sharing.

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Purkus, Alexandra, Erik Gawel, and Daniela Thrän. "Addressing uncertainty in decarbonisation policy mixes – Lessons learned from German and European bioenergy policy." Energy Research & Social Science 33 (November 2017): 82–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.09.020.

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Lattimore, Brenna, Tat Smith, and Jim Richardson. "Coping with complexity: Designing low-impact forest bioenergy systems using an adaptive forest management framework and other sustainable forest management tools." Forestry Chronicle 86, no. 1 (February 1, 2010): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc86020-1.

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Forest fuel production is a growing industry in Canada and elsewhere, as governments strive to increase energy security and find alternatives to the use of fossil fuels. While forest bioenergy can provide environmental benefits such as renewability and carbon emissions reductions, the industry can also pose environmental risks through increasing pressure on forest resources. Because large-scale forest bioenergy production is relatively new to Canada, much is still unknown about how such an industry might evolve and impact forest ecosystems. These unknowns, along with the cross-sectoral, multistakeholder nature of the industry, make planning for sustainable forest bioenergy systems quite challenging. In this paper, we introduce some of the challenges to creating sustainable systems, and we discuss how sustainable forest management frameworks like Adaptive Forest Management and Sustainable Forest Management Certification can help to meet these challenges. We also discuss the importance of technology transfer to ensuring that the best available knowledge forms the basis for effective standards and management plans. Sustainable forest management frameworks can help to organize, distil and communicate the growing body of research on forest bioenergy production, link policy to practice through the creation of standards, and incorporate provisions for continual learning and system adaptation, all of which are key to the long-term sustainability of the rapidly evolving forest bioenergy sector. Key words: bioenergy, sustainable forest management frameworks, adaptive forest management, certification, standards, technology transfer

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Geletukha, G. G., T. A. Zheliezna, and A. I. Bashtovyi. "ROADMAP FOR BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE UNTIL 2050." Thermophysics and Thermal Power Engineering 42, no. 2 (August 25, 2020): 60–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.31472/ttpe.2.2020.6.

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The purpose of the work is to elaborate a concept of Roadmap for bioenergy development of Ukraine, which outlines the goals and prospects of the bioenergy sector until 2050. The proposed Roadmap is an essential document for the country for several factors. First, it determines the contribution of bioenergy to meeting Ukraine’s international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. Second, the Roadmap shows ways to achieve existing bioenergy development goals until 2035. Third, the Roadmap can be used to elaborate the National Renewable Energy Action Plan until 2030 and the Concept of state policy on energy and environment, as well as to revise the Ukraine’s current Energy Strategy with an extension until 2050. The baseline approaches of Roadmap for bioenergy development of Ukraine until 2050 are in line with the basic principles of the Ukrainian Green Deal until 2050 and additionally take into account two promising segments of the bioenergy sector such as the development of production and consumption of first- and second-generation biofuels and biomethane. The structure of consumption of biofuels by their types and by types of produced energy carriers is proposed. It is estimated that in 2050, about half of the total biofuels consumption will come from solid biofuels used for heat production. The rest in comparable proportions will be split between solid biofuels for power production, biogas, biomethane, and liquid biofuels. Further, the Roadmap needs to be detailed, refined and expanded to the level of the Strategy for bioenergy development in Ukraine until 2050.

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Csipkés, Margit. "Bioenergy production: are the objects realistic??" Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, no. 29 (July 28, 2008): 53–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/29/2969.

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Currently we do not have the possibility to define our energy reserves, since we do not know the magnitude of extant material resources. The known petroleum (crude) supply will be sufficient for about 100 years at the longest, and according to the latest estimates in 2008 we will reach and even exceed the maximum level of oil extraction, and after this it is going to decrease.Hungary has good givens to go upon the way of sustainable energy economy according to experts, however a coherent government policy that lasts for not just one period is essential, and a sound economic- and agricultural policy is needed as well. According to the FVM’s under-secretary in Hungary more than 1 million hectares can be disposable for energy crop production. This would mean that 20 percent of the fields would be taken away from food production and on these fields energy crops would be grown. But we also have to take into consideration that the increase in energy plant production could happen at the expense of food production. If we would like to ensure the food for Hungary’s population from national sources we have to make calculations in determining energy need. In my research I set out the objective to determine the level of that specific turnover and marginal cost which supports the profitability of grain cultivation. With these indicators it is possible to analyze the economy and competitiveness of growing energy crops in the region of the North Plain. The alternatives of using cereals and rational land use should be also considered. A developing bio-fuel program can be a solution for the deduction of excess grain that is typical in Hungary for several years in the cereals sector. The pressure on the national market caused by excess grain can be ceased or moderated, and therefore the storage problems would decrease as well.

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Pehlken, Alexandra, Kalle Wulf, Kevin Grecksch, Thomas Klenke, and Nina Tsydenova. "More Sustainable Bioenergy by Making Use of Regional Alternative Biomass?" Sustainability 12, no. 19 (September 23, 2020): 7849. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12197849.

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Bioenergy is a building block of the ongoing transformation toward renewables-based energy systems. Bioenergy supply chains are regionally embedded and need to be seen in a place-based context with specific characteristics and constraints. Using a German case study, the potential of regionally embedded bioenergy chains in the past and the future is analyzed and discussed in this paper. The analysis integrates socio-ecological data and applies sustainability criteria in a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) using the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enriched Evaluation (PROMETHEE) methodology. The case study is focused on an industrial biogas fermenter in northwestern Germany, which currently uses predominantly maize as a substrate for bioenergy. Objectives for future development according to the ambitions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) discussion are set and include the involvement of the farmer as biogas plant operator and other regional stakeholders. Since the focus of the research is put on the contribution of alternative biomass, such as grass, for the optimization of bioenergy settings, the question concentrates on how different mixtures of alternative biomass can be embedded into a sustainable management of both the landscape and the energy system. The main findings are threefold: (i) bioenergy supply chains that involve alternative biomass and grass from grasslands provide optimization potentials compared to the current corn-based practice, (ii) with respect to more sustainable practices, grass from grassland and alternative bioenergy supply chains are ranked higher than chains with increased shares of corn silage, and, more generic, (iii) optimization potentials relate to several spheres of the social–ecological system where the bioenergy structure is embedded. To conclude, sustainable enablers are discussed to realize optimization potentials and emphasize the integration of regional stakeholders in making use of alternative biomass and in making regional bioenergy more sustainable.

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Alsaleh, Mohd, and A. S. Abdul-Rahim. "The pathway toward pollution mitigation in EU28 region: does bioenergy growth make a difference?" Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 32, no. 3 (March 16, 2021): 560–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-08-2020-0177.

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PurposeThis research explores the effect of bioenergy use on carbon dioxide releases in 28 European Union (EU-28) affiliated members starting from 1990 to 2018.Design/methodology/approachApplying panels' fixed effect (FE) estimator and random effect (RE) estimator, the regressed findings are highly validated as they were robust by panel least square dummy variable corrected (LSDVC) and pooled ordinary least square (Pooled OLS) estimators.FindingsThe findings claimed that carbon dioxide releases decrease with an incline in bioenergy use and trade openness. On the other hand, fossil-fuel and economic growth indicators mounting carbon dioxide releases. The result implies that carbon dioxide releases in EU-28 region members can be mitigated significantly by mounting the quantity bioenergy use in generation channel. This will mostly participate in combating environmental pollution.Practical implicationsThe study suggests for EU28 region members to enhance the portion of bioenergy in their fuel access to decrease emitted carbon dioxide. Governors in EU28 members should mainly encourage bioenergy expansion to raise its security and availability. The politicians of the EU28 members must assert on efficacy and productivity of bioenergy production to achieve energy accessibility and decrease dependency on conventional energy.Originality/valueThis research applies the recently improved model, the panel data analysis approach, which considered for the first-class impacts of estimators on the dependent variable and deals with the several problems of the common Pooled OLS estimator's manner and performance. Finally, this research contributes to the previous studies on ecological sustainability by examining the presence correlation among carbon dioxide emissions, bioenergy sustainability, trade openness, fossil fuel and gross domestic product in the EU28 region. Hence, it proves our research novelty, originality and contribution to the body of knowledge.

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