Life Cycle Assessment of Forest-Derived Solid Biofuels: a Systematic Review of the Literature

Musule, Ricardo; Bonales-Revuelta, Joel; Mwampamba, Tuyeni H.; Gallardo-Álvarez, Rosa M.; Masera, Omar; García, Carlos A.

doi:10.1007/s12155-021-10346-5

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“…In the analysis of articles, we observed that many authors suggest using LCA to assess carbon neutrality of forest biomass. Cur-rently, the LCA method is widely recognized and applied to bioenergy assessment (Cherubini & Stromman 2011, Wolf et al 2015, Martin-Gamboa et al 2020, Musule et al 2021. Almost all CN concepts (except accounting carbon neutrality) require an assessment of C emissions that can apply this method.…”

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Carbon neutrality of forest biomass for bioenergy: a scoping review

Selivanov¹,

Cudlín²,

Horáček³

2023

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The exploitation of forest biomass for bioenergy is commonly perceived as part of a broad strategy for climate change mitigation due to the view that forest biomass is carbon neutral. The aims of this study are to distinguish the most widely used definition of carbon neutrality and to identify the most frequently discussed aspects of the concept of carbon neutrality. This research is conducted in the form of a scoping review. The results of the scoping review demonstrated that there is no generally accepted definition of carbon neutrality. Eight main concepts of carbon neutrality were identified. The most frequently discussed aspects of the carbon neutrality concept were temporal and spatial boundaries, scenario-based assumptions, and the source of biomass feedstock. This research provides a comprehensive summary of the concept of carbon neutrality and contributes to the debate regarding forest biomass exploitation for bioenergy.

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Carbon neutrality of forest biomass for bioenergy: a scoping review

Selivanov¹,

Cudlín²,

Horáček³

2023

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“…To this end, LCA is the preferred method, especially when assessing the environmental trade-offs of the technology displacement. Musule et al [8] show in their review that LCA studies rarely focus on traditional uses of SBFs. Not surprisingly, the system boundary choice of the available studies makes it difficult to compare studies, although the authors find that the global warming potential (GWP), the most reported impact category, is lowest for forest-derived SBFs.…”

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