TY - CHAP

T1 - Sustainable assessment of biofuels and agricultural production of biomass

AU - Lutzenberger, Alexa

AU - Ruck, Wolfgang

N1 - Conference code: 18

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - In the study presented here, ‘biofuels’ were examined with regard to various issues. Above all the question of the impact of ‘biomass’ production on ecosystems, the ‘sustainability’ of the use of biofuels, the search for alternatives and therefore the question of the future development of the transport sector are directly linked to one another. Discussions conducted in public, such as the food­or­fuel debate, lead to an increased sensibility to the way biofuels are dealt with and lead to very controversial views on the use and application of biofuels. Certain factors provide a tool for the assessment of the sustainable utilisation of biofuels. In the field of ‘ecology’, the points climate protection, conservation of biodiversity and soil­and­water protection occupy centre stage. In the field of economy, opening up rural areas for development, including job creation, as well as reducing dependency on energy imports is what matters. ‘Social aspects’ are mainly security of supply for energy and foodstuffs at reasonable prices. This results in a distribution of competences to the policy remits of environment, energy and agriculture. Processes, which benefit the introduction of biofuels, are occurrences such as global warming, world­wide scarcity of crude oil, as well as the sharp increase in price of energy and food prices, which attained their highest point in the Summer of 2008 – for the time being. All these are compelling factors forcing a re­think of the utilisation of global ‘resources’.

AB - In the study presented here, ‘biofuels’ were examined with regard to various issues. Above all the question of the impact of ‘biomass’ production on ecosystems, the ‘sustainability’ of the use of biofuels, the search for alternatives and therefore the question of the future development of the transport sector are directly linked to one another. Discussions conducted in public, such as the food­or­fuel debate, lead to an increased sensibility to the way biofuels are dealt with and lead to very controversial views on the use and application of biofuels. Certain factors provide a tool for the assessment of the sustainable utilisation of biofuels. In the field of ‘ecology’, the points climate protection, conservation of biodiversity and soil­and­water protection occupy centre stage. In the field of economy, opening up rural areas for development, including job creation, as well as reducing dependency on energy imports is what matters. ‘Social aspects’ are mainly security of supply for energy and foodstuffs at reasonable prices. This results in a distribution of competences to the policy remits of environment, energy and agriculture. Processes, which benefit the introduction of biofuels, are occurrences such as global warming, world­wide scarcity of crude oil, as well as the sharp increase in price of energy and food prices, which attained their highest point in the Summer of 2008 – for the time being. All these are compelling factors forcing a re­think of the utilisation of global ‘resources’.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

KW - biomass

KW - ecology

KW - resources

KW - social aspects

KW - sustainability

KW - bioduels

U2 - 10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-VP5.2.28

DO - 10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-VP5.2.28

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

SN - 978-88-89407-56-5

SN - 88-89407-56-5

SP - 2253

EP - 2258

BT - Frrom research to Industry and Markets

A2 - Spitzer, J.

A2 - Dallemand, J. F.

A2 - Baxter, D.

A2 - Ossenbrink, H.

PB - ETA-Florence and WIP Renewable Energies

CY - Florence

T2 - 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition - 2010

Y2 - 3 May 2010 through 7 May 2010

ER -