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A decision support tool for sustainable bioenergy

An overview

Year of publication 2011

Pages 26

Author Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9789251066

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Bioenergy has received a lot of attention over the past years, both from the side of governments looking for ways to mitigate climate change, ensure energy security, strengthen the agricultural sector and promote development, and investors seizing business opportunities that occurred largely due to government support in the form of targets and mandates. At the same time, a number of concerns have been voiced regarding potential impacts on food security and the environment related to the rapid expansion of bioenergy feedstock production, and in particular, competition between different land uses. This tool has been developed to assist decision makers in the process of developing a national bioenergy policy and strategy and/or assessing investment opportunities.

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