Impacts of Thai bio-ethanol policy target on land use and greenhouse gas emissions

Silalertruksa, Thapat; Gheewala, Shabbir H.; Sagisaka, Masayuki

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.05.010

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“…A strong negative input in GHG balances occurs when high carbon lands are cultivated as is the case when forested lands are converted to sugarcane fields. This substantial LUC results in negative overall CO 2 balances for ethanol production [30][31][32].…”

Section: Assumptions About Land Use Change (Luc)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy balances of sugarcane ethanol production in Mexico

et al. 2011

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Section: Assumptions About Land Use Change (Luc)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy balances of sugarcane ethanol production in Mexico

et al. 2011

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“…The model analyses the land use competitions and overall biomass flows. Silalertruksa et al [11] used consequential life cycle assessment (LCA) approach to evaluate the environmental consequences of bioenergy (bio-ethanol) policy target on land use and greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, the discussion is focused on the land use trade-off between biomass production and other land uses such as for food crops and urbanisation development.…”

Section: Regional Land Use and Resource Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional renewable energy and resource planning

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Varbanov²,

Klemeš³

2011

Applied Energy

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“…The indirect land use impact of ethanol production in Thailand analyzed through the displacement of the cultivated area of other crops (sugarcane) in the country and reduced sugar production showed that ILUC could result in a larger impact on the emission of GHGs, mainly due to the change of above-ground and below-ground biomass and the soil carbon stock [49].…”

Section: Environmental Sustainabilitymentioning

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An Assessment of Thailand’s Biofuel Development

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Abstract:The paper provides an assessment of first generation biofuel (ethanol and biodiesel) development in Thailand in terms of feedstock used, production trends, planned targets and policies and discusses the biofuel sustainability issues-environmental, socio-economic and food security aspects. The policies, measures and incentives for the development of biofuel include targets, blending mandates and favorable tax schemes to encourage production and consumption of biofuels. Biofuel development improves energy security, rural income and reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but issues related to land and water use and food security are important considerations to be addressed for its large scale application.

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Impacts of Thai bio-ethanol policy target on land use and greenhouse gas emissions

Cited by 55 publications

References 10 publications

Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy balances of sugarcane ethanol production in Mexico

Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy balances of sugarcane ethanol production in Mexico

Regional renewable energy and resource planning

An Assessment of Thailand’s Biofuel Development

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