Life cycle assessment calculative practices in the Swedish biofuel sector: Governing biofuel sustainability by standards and numbers

Lazarevic, David; Martin, Michael

doi:10.1002/bse.2214

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“…Moreover, the residuals are not autocorrelated and there are no collinearity problems among the independent variables. The conclusions are in line with other recent papers [37][38][39][40][41] on the nexus between RES and CO 2 levels.…”

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Analyzing the Renewable Energy and CO2 Emission Levels Nexus at an EU Level: A Panel Data Regression Approach

Bușu

Nedelcu

2021

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In the past decades, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have become an important issue for many researchers and policy makers. The focus of scientists and experts in the area is mainly on lowering the CO2 emission levels. In this article, panel data is analyzed with an econometric model, to estimate the impact of renewable energy, biofuels, bioenergy efficiency, population, and urbanization level on CO2 emissions in European Union (EU) countries. Our results underline the fact that urbanization level has a negative impact on increasing CO2 emissions, while biofuels, bioenergy production, and renewable energy consumption have positive and direct impacts on reducing CO2 emissions. Moreover, population growth and urbanization level are negatively correlated with CO2 emission levels. The authors’ findings suggest that the public policies at the national level must encourage the consumption of renewable energy and biofuels in the EU, while population and urbanization level should come along with more restrictions on CO2 emissions.

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confidence: 93%

Analyzing the Renewable Energy and CO2 Emission Levels Nexus at an EU Level: A Panel Data Regression Approach

Bușu

Nedelcu

2021

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“…The negative coefficient of variable X1 reveals that the renewable energy variable has a negative and significant effect on CO 2 emission, and a one-unit increase in the rate of renewable energy in total energy consumed will lead to a decrease in CO 2 emission rates by 0.654, which is congruent with the findings achieved by [41]. Also, the negative coefficient of X2 means that biofuel production has a negative and strong impact on CO 2 emissions, and a one-unit increase in biofuel production will lead to a decrease in CO 2 by 0.983, which is in line with [42]. Moreover, the negative coefficient of X3 explains that resources productivity has a negative and strong effect on the decrease in CO 2 emissions, which confirms the study by [43].…”

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confidence: 81%

The Role of Renewables in a Low-Carbon Society: Evidence from a Multivariate Panel Data Analysis at the EU Level

Bușu

2019

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Low carbon emission has a major positive impact on our society. Due to the importance of reducing carbon emission levels, factors that contribute significantly towards reducing carbon emission levels have attracted the interest of academics and researchers in the field. In this paper, the author develops a multiple linear regression analysis to examine the relationship between renewable energy consumption, biofuel production, resources productivity, bioenergy productivity, the level of urbanization and population and their impact on total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Data was collected from the European Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) and four statistical hypotheses were validated through a regression model with panel data using the statistical software EViews 11. The study was conducted for 27 European Union (EU) countries during 2008 to 2017. The author’s findings indicate that renewables have a direct and positive influence on the levels of CO2 emissions, as opposed to population growth and urbanization. These findings suggest that public policy should be directed towards increasing the use of renewables in EU countries, while the level of urbanization and the population growth add more restrictions in the modelling equation of the impact on CO2 emissions.

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“…Policies vary significantly in their tactics to promote the green energy transition in times of crisis, according to the specific aim pursued (i.e., profit, jobs, or EU targets) [32,33]. Sweden demonstrates best practice among member states in the development of green fuels [34], and some authors have focused their attention on the relationship between achieving regulatory compliance and improving biofuel sustainability [35]. In Sweden, public organizations make a significant contribution to the shift-some municipalities use environmentally friendly cars, Swedavia steers via a taxi queuing system, and Stockholm Public Transport procures biogas, matching the production of municipal wastewater treatment plants [19].…”

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Sustainable Italian Cities: The Added Value of Biomethane from Organic Waste

2019

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This work focuses on the profitability of biomethane plants and the environmental benefits obtained recovering the organic fraction of municipal solid waste in Italy. The economic model is based on the calculations of the net present value, considering multiple capacities of biomethane production (ranging from 50 to 500 m3/h) and alternative scenarios based on the variation in subsidies, the selling price of biomethane, and the net revenues from the treatment of organic waste. The environmental analysis quantifies the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions obtained by natural gas vehicles fueled by biomethane. The economic and environmental results encourage energy change that can be achieved by municipalities that support the transformation of natural resources into green fuels. Across 15 Italian municipalities, the potential biomethane production varies from 80.4 million m3/year to 102.8 million m3/year, with an overall net present value ranging from 135 to 187 million €. In addition, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions varies from 127 to 162 thousand-ton CO2eq/year. Both the economic and environmental results demonstrate that biomethane is a renewable resource with added value for municipalities.

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Life cycle assessment calculative practices in the Swedish biofuel sector: Governing biofuel sustainability by standards and numbers

Cited by 10 publications

References 54 publications

Analyzing the Renewable Energy and CO2 Emission Levels Nexus at an EU Level: A Panel Data Regression Approach

Analyzing the Renewable Energy and CO2 Emission Levels Nexus at an EU Level: A Panel Data Regression Approach

The Role of Renewables in a Low-Carbon Society: Evidence from a Multivariate Panel Data Analysis at the EU Level

Sustainable Italian Cities: The Added Value of Biomethane from Organic Waste

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