Assessing the sustainability of bioelectricity supply chains

摘要: Large scale biomass power plants can make substantial contributions to the carbon savings needed address challenges of climate change. However, it is important ensure that they also perform well across a broad range sustainability issues. The rapidly evolving political and legislative agenda has resulted in number different reporting frameworks being developed for bioenergy systems counties. Most these give general consensus on ecological principles applied, but there are some differences approach scope. Whilst many aspects be effectively managed using existing assessment methods certification schemes, difficult developers objectively assess every aspect all links their supply chains. This paper identifies key assessing within context. RES carried out such an theoretical plausible chains, Cramer framework this gives indications considerations arise from