Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - December 8, 2017

Ramping Up Sustainable Biomass Use – Bioenergy’s Role in a Low-Carbon Future

Bioenergy will need to play an increasing role in a low-carbon future, producing up to 17 percent of total energy by 2060 and contribute 20 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in the same time period, if international climate change commitments are to be met.  That’s according to a recent International Energy Agency (IEA) Technology Roadmap, Delivering Sustainable Bioenergy, which details the necessary near-term steps to a dramatic and sustainable increase in bioenergy usage.  

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Headlines:

1. Senator Barrasso Asks EPA to Meet Statutory RFS Reporting Requirements

2. Trump Seeks RFS Fix for Refiners, Farmers

3. Tax Reform Losers from Biofuels to Coal to Get Second Chance

4. NREL Develops Novel Method to Produce Renewable Carbon Fiber

5. Soil Power! The Dirty Way to a Green Planet

 

 

 

 

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