| ID | 088946 |
| Title Proper | Are forestation, bio-char and landfilled biomass adequate offsets for the climate effects of burning fossil fuels? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Reijnders, L |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Forestation and landfilling purpose-grown biomass are not adequate offsets for the CO2 emission from burning fossil fuels. Their permanence is insufficiently guaranteed and landfilling purpose-grown biomass may even be counterproductive. As to permanence, bio-char may do better than forests or landfilled biomass, but there are major uncertainties about net greenhouse gas emissions linked to the bio-char life cycle, which necessitate suspension of judgement about the adequacy of bio-char addition to soils as an offset for CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol.37,No. 8; Aug 2009: p2839-2841 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol.37,No. 8; Aug 2009: p2839-2841 |
| Key Words | Greenhouse Gases ; Carbon Offset ; Permanence |