Iowa NSF EPSCoR energy policy seminar series
| Date/Time: | Thursday, 03 Oct 2013 from 3:40 pm to 5:00 pm |
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| Location: | 1344 Howe Hall |
| Cost: | Free |
| URL: | http://iowaepscor.org/research/energy/po...y/seminars |
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| Phone: | 515-294-4459 |
| Channel: | Research |
| Categories: | Lectures |
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The presentation will go into the current status of the (heated) societal debate around the possible role and sustainability (or lack of it) of the large scale use of biomass for energy and materials and current market developments. Ongoing efforts on certification and development of sustainability frameworks have not brough the debate at ease so far. In particular indirect land use change and carbon payback time (the later in relation to the use of biomass forest resources) are fundamental barriers in further development of a biomass resource base.
The presentation will summarize the importance of the biobased economy to achieve sustainable futures for our energy system during this century. Both drivers and the magnitude of potential global demand (e.g for biomaterials and fuels) and supply will be summarized. The key preconditions for realizing larger potentials of biomass will be discussed and the importance of deployment of sustainable biomass for staying within desired GHG emission and carbon budgets will be highlighted.
The presentation will go into detail on how the observed problems with respect to iLUC and (slow) carbon payback may be avoided by proper land management strategies and increasing resource efficiency. Different illustrations for different countries and settings will be given, backed by state-of-the-art spatially explicit land use scenario's and impact analysis.
The presentation will close with some viewpoints on what would be possible ways forward for the biobased economy and key priorties for research, the market and policy.