How biofuels could take off

Telkamp, Renée

doi:10.1108/20408021211282331

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“…Telkamp concludes that the most promising scenario from a societal and business perspective is the development of sustainable biofuels by 2020. She pleads for a sector‐wide certification approach (Telkamp, 2012).…”

Section: Structure Of the Special Issuementioning

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Measuring the (un‐)sustainability of industrial biomass production and use

Burritt

Schaltegger

2012

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the scope of applications and benefits of sustainability accounting for the production and industrial use of biomass as an energy source and substitute for fossil‐fuel use. As environmental degradation and unacceptable social impacts not only increase from the production and use of fossil‐fuel based energy, but also from alternative energy sources, the monitoring, controlling and measuring of the (un‐)sustainability of alternative energy production and use emerges as an area in critical need of research.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a review of the issues surrounding the accounting for the (un‐)sustainability of industrial biomass production and use, considering what biomass is, the current and forecast importance of industrial biomass, different approaches to its production, and the subsequent measurement and monitoring of its potential (un‐)sustainability.FindingsThe paper finds that it is insufficient to conclude in general terms, as is often done or assumed in policy documents and statements, that industrial production and use of biomass is sustainable (or unsustainable) and that accounting for biomass must recognise the broader ecological and social system of which the production and use form a part. A further finding of the paper is that from agricultural or industrial production of biomass through to consumption and industrial use of biomass, the accounting issues surrounding biomass production and use are essential to determining its (un‐)sustainability.Originality/valueThe paper provides an overview of the importance of and problems with the production of biomass for industrial use, and related sustainability issues. It discusses possibilities for and limitations of accounting to address these sustainability issues as well as the need for and the challenges in measuring the (un‐)sustainability of biomass production for industrial use and the accounting for sustainability improvements.

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Section: Structure Of the Special Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring the (un‐)sustainability of industrial biomass production and use

Burritt

Schaltegger

2012

Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal

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“…The year 2012 was very productive in terms of publications, with a specific set of topics being explored by a considerable number of authors affiliated with USA, Italy, Germany, and Spain, such as biofuel/bioenergy [85][86][87], benchmarking analysis and case studies on renewable energies [88][89][90], energy policies and governance [91,92], and energetic analysis of renewable energies [93,94]. In 2010, researchers affiliated with institutions from the USA, Brazil, Italy, and Canada developed articles focusing on specific types of renewable energies and their sources making different contributions to this research topic.…”

Section: Temporal Distribution Of Most Productive Countries Of Renewa...mentioning

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Section: Temporal Distribution Of Most Productive Countries Of Renewa...mentioning

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Renewable Energy and Sustainability from the Supply Side: A Critical Review and Analysis

Azevedo¹,

Sequeira²,

Santos³

2020

Applied Sciences

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This article provides a critical review of the literature on the relationship between renewable energies and sustainability considering the three dimensions of sustainability: economic, social, and environmental. First, a bibliometric tool is used and then a more in-depth analysis of selected literature is performed, focusing on the type of renewable energy analyzed and the level of development of countries, the dimension of sustainability focused on and the country’s development level, and the type of renewable energies focused on and the dimension of sustainability analyzed. It represents a milestone in the topic giving insights on the state of the art of the research on this research area, enhancing empirical evidence on the kind of relationships and developing a discussion on how closely aligned the political and institutional discourses are with the research concerns. We conclude that, while studies on lower-income countries focus on lower-rung energies, studies on higher-income countries focus on the study of more diversified sources. Moreover, wind–solar energy is the most reported in the articles concerned with environmental sustainability. Our main recommendation is to further investigate the implementation of modern renewable energies in developing countries, to help those countries to climb the energy ladder toward cleaner energy supply.

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