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Biofuels have been represented by some as a silver bullet to the
climate change threat, and by others as a fatal mistake set to
destroy forests and increase hunger; they are neither. Sane and
sensibly developed they offer a chance to reduce emissions,
generate employment and diversify rural livelihoods. But widespread
commercialisation without proper sustainability standards could
prove a disaster, causing more environmental and human harm than
good. This new WBGU report shows that a sustainable use of
bioenergy is possible and outlines how opportunities can be
exploited while at the same time minimizing risks. This large and
detailed report examines the issues surrounding bioenergy from a
global perspective and demonstrates how the sustainable use of
bioenergy can help minimize risks to food security, nature
conservation and climate change. .
Because of the major opportunities and risks associated with it,
and the complexity of the subject, bioenergy policy has in a short
time become a challenging political task for regulators and
planners - a task that can only be accomplished through worldwide
cooperation and the creation of an international framework. This
book's central message is that the sustainable potential of
bioenergy, which can be tapped all over the world, should be
utilized - provided that threats to sustainability are avoided. In
particular, the use of bioenergy must not endanger food security or
the goals of nature conservation and climate change mitigation.
The primary aim of this reference volume is to provide an
accessible and comprehensive review of current methods used to
address resource evaluation and environmental as well as climate
issues, and in a manner easily understood by decision-makers and
the non-economists interested in environmental policy matters.
Theoretical insight and empirical observations from various
countries will be presented and recommendations on sustainable
environmental decision-making will be given. Natural resource
managers, environmental and climate decision-makers, government
policy makers, and economics scholars will all find this volume to
be an essential reference.
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