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Bioenergy and Land-use

 

One important aspect of climate and energy policies is the support for renewable energy sources. The energetic use of biomass is considered as an alternative that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and relieve the shortage of limited fossil energy sources. Moreover, the use of primary agricultural products for the production of energy shall create an alternative distribution channel and relief pressure from agricultural markets. At the same time an increased production of bioenergy crops is competing with the production of food, resulting in a growing competition for land.



 

The research area "The Environment and Natural Resources" has experience in analyzing the ecological effectiveness, the efficiency, the potential and market chances, as well as the framework conditions of the use of different biofuels to derive proposals for biofuel politics.

Currently, our research focuses on modelling impacts of bioenergy policies and global land use change. The following projects work on these topics:

 

 

 

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