Rethinking sustainable bioenergy development in Japan: decentralised system supported by local forestry biomass

Goh, Chun Sheng; Aikawa, Takanobu; Ahl, Amanda; Ito, Katsuya; Kayo, Chihiro; Kikuchi, Yasunori; Takahashi, Yasuo; Furubayashi, Takaaki; Nakata, Toshihiko; Kanematsu, Yuichiro; Saito, Osamu; Yamagata, Yoshiki

doi:10.1007/s11625-019-00734-4

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“…Additionally, there is growing interest in Europe, Japan, and Korea to import OP biomass to substitute fossil fuels for power generation (specifically as an alternative to coal for power generation and district heating in Japan and Korea) (Goh et al 2019), second generation liquid biofuels, packaging materials as well as drop-in and novel chemicals (Sheldon 2014;Mai-Moulin et al 2019). Furthermore, these biomass streams can be potentially converted to building blocks (e.g., sugars) for high-value chemicals or substitutes for fossil materials (e.g., bioplastics) (Zahari et al 2015).…”

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Impact of Malaysian palm oil on sustainable development goals: co-benefits and trade-offs across mitigation strategies

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Palm oil (PO) is an important source of livelihood, but unsustainable practices and widespread consumption may threaten human and planetary health. We reviewed 234 articles and summarized evidence on the impact of PO on health, social and economic aspects, environment, and biodiversity in the Malaysian context, and discuss mitigation strategies based on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The evidence on health impact of PO is equivocal, with knowledge gaps on whether moderate consumption elevates risk for chronic diseases, but the benefits of phytonutrients (SDG2) and sensory characteristics of PO seem offset by its high proportion of saturated fat (SDG3). While PO contributes to economic growth (SDG9, 12), poverty alleviation (SDG1, 8, 10), enhanced food security (SDG2), alternative energy (SDG9), and long-term employment opportunities (SDG1), human rights issues and inequities attributed to PO production persist (SDG8). Environmental impacts arise through large-scale expansion of monoculture plantations associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions (SDG13), especially from converted carbon-rich peat lands, which can cause forest fires and annual trans-boundary haze; changes in microclimate properties and soil nutrient content (SDG6, 13); increased sedimentation and change of hydrological properties of streams near slopes (SDG6); and increased human wildlife conflicts, increase of invasive species occurrence, and reduced biodiversity (SDG14, 15). Practices such as biological pest control, circular waste management, multi-cropping and certification may mitigate negative impacts on environmental SDGs, without hampering progress of socioeconomic SDGs. While strategies focusing on improving practices within and surrounding plantations offer co-benefits for socioeconomic, environment and biodiversity-related SDGs, several challenges in achieving scalable solutions must be addressed to ensure holistic sustainability of PO in Malaysia for various stakeholders.

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Impact of Malaysian palm oil on sustainable development goals: co-benefits and trade-offs across mitigation strategies

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“…Especially, such systems resonate among rural communities that have close interactions with forests with its potential advantages in forging synergies with rural revitalization and forest management. To explore the feasibility of such scenarios, Goh et al (2019) identified five key questions. This covers not only the fundamental environmental, economic, and supply-demand aspects, but also a broader consideration of human-environmental relationships and framework to assess the overall sustainability from a rural development or revitalization perspective.…”

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Developing sustainable bioenergy systems with local bio-resources: cases in Asia

2020

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The concept of sustainability science is paramount to establish a development thinking with deep and thorough considerations of hybridized on-ground realities shaped by the interplay of energy, land, economic, and climatic elements. This special feature intends to engage sustainability science in understanding the role of bioenergy in sustainable development, particularly for cases in East Asia. Especially, it encourages potential works that carefully consider perspectives of different stakeholders, including communicating with both experts and non-experts and integrating knowledge from different disciplines like forestry, social studies, or energy system sciences. It aims to create the context for motivating the society in tackling the sustainability issues related to energy, forest, and society.

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“…Studies have shown that a decentralized approach with a model of introducing various feedstocks reduces the impact of the seasonality of crops by allowing multiple feedstocks to be mixed [34,37]. At the same time, the concept of using regional biomass in the bioenergy production system has shown to have socioeconomic and environmental benefits as a result of localized interaction and a secure energy supply [38][39][40]. The local utilization of agricultural residues is considered a feasible way of mitigating environmental effects when it comes to materials management [41] and it creates additional income opportunities in the farming community [42].…”

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The Availability and Assessment of Potential Agricultural Residues for the Regional Development of Second-Generation Bioethanol in Thailand

Jusakulvijit

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Thrän

2021

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The agricultural sector is a major source of biomass feedstocks for biofuels. Even though biomass potential in Thailand has been analyzed on a national level, its distribution and potential have yet to be assessed on a regional and provincial scale. Therefore, the study aims to verify the possibility of decentralized second-generation bioethanol production from regionally available agricultural residues. Most of the generated residues stem from the country’s major crops (sugarcane, cassava, rice and palm), totaling 174.1 million tons per year. The volume of bioethanol from these residues is projected to be 20,213.5 million liters per year, meeting 31.2% of the overall fuel demand of the transport sector. At the regional level, the northeast produces the highest amount of bioethanol at 9099.7 million liters per year, followed by the central, northern and southern regions. In terms of provincial distribution, the highest amount of bioethanol is converted in Nakhon Ratchasima, amounting to 1328 million liters per year. Data from the top ten potential provinces suggest that decentralizing production facilities is possible. One of the hotspots is Surat Thani in the south which can potentially utilize palm residues as feedstocks. This regionalized assessment also found that conventional feedstocks could be substituted with regionally available residues in the 26 production plants currently in operation. The results confirm that there would be enough alternative regional feedstocks to meet existing production capacities and they indicate that there would be enough regional residues left over for future value-added utilization. Graphic Abstract

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Rethinking sustainable bioenergy development in Japan: decentralised system supported by local forestry biomass

Cited by 23 publications

References 30 publications

Impact of Malaysian palm oil on sustainable development goals: co-benefits and trade-offs across mitigation strategies

Impact of Malaysian palm oil on sustainable development goals: co-benefits and trade-offs across mitigation strategies

Developing sustainable bioenergy systems with local bio-resources: cases in Asia

The Availability and Assessment of Potential Agricultural Residues for the Regional Development of Second-Generation Bioethanol in Thailand

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