Carbon neutrality of forest biomass for bioenergy: a scoping review

0570809 - ÚVGZ 2024 RIV IT eng J - Journal Article
Selivanov, Egor Pavlovič - Cudlín, Pavel - Horáček, Petr
Carbon neutrality of forest biomass for bioenergy: a scoping review.
iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry. Roč. 16, APR (2023), s. 70-77. ISSN 1971-7458. E-ISSN 1971-7458
Research Infrastructure: CzeCOS IV - 90248
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Keywords : Bioenergy * Biofuels * Carbon Cycle * Climate Change * Forest Res-idues * Life Cycle Assessment
OECD category: Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Impact factor: 1.7, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://iforest.sisef.org/pdf/?id=ifor4160-015

The exploitation of forest biomass for bioenergy is commonly perceived as part of a broad strategy for climate change mitigation due to the view that forest biomass is carbon neutral. The aims of this study are to distinguish the most widely used definition of carbon neutrality and to identify the most fre-quently discussed aspects of the concept of carbon neutrality. This research is conducted in the form of a scoping review. The results of the scoping review demonstrated that there is no generally accepted definition of carbon neutrality. Eight main concepts of carbon neutrality were identified. The most fre-quently discussed aspects of the carbon neutrality concept were temporal and spatial boundaries, scenario-based assumptions, and the source of biomass feedstock. This research provides a comprehensive summary of the concept of carbon neutrality and contributes to the debate regarding forest biomass ex-ploitation for bioenergy.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0342145