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CERESiS - ContaminatEd land Remediation through Energy crops for Soil improvement to liquid biofuel Strategies is a Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme started in November 2020 with a duration of 42 months
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Title: OPERATIVE HANDBOOK For eco-compatible remediation of degraded soils
Authors: M.Fagnano, D. Ducci, L. Boccia, M. Rigillo, F. Terribile, A. Agrillo, et al.
Publication Year: 2017
Proposed by: Paola Giudicianni
Project Areas: Phytoremediation
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Title: Identifying non-agricultural marginal lands as a route to sustainable bioenergy provision - A review and holistic definition
Authors: A.Hursthouse, E.João, P. Mellor, R.A.Lord, R.Thomas
Publication Year: 2020
Proposed by: Richard Lord
Project Areas: Biomass Availability
Abstract
Concerns regarding global food security, direct or indirect land use change from bioenergy production require a better understanding of the alternative landbanks that may exist. The potential of ‘marginal’ land, whether for food or fuel production, has been the subject of much previous research but is currently compromised by the lack of a clear, globally accepted definition. A critical omission in the plethora of existing explicit or implicit definitions in use is the lack of comprehensive or consistent inclusion of non-agricultural land types, here re-defined as those now rendered unsuitable, unacceptable or permanently unavailable for food purposes. The result is variable inclusion of such land types in different areal studies, uncertainty regarding the nature of any land identified as ‘marginal’, in turn leading to inconsistent estimates of the role they could play in the provision of sustainable bioenergy.
The purpose of this research is to review the full range of possible ‘marginal’ land resources, especially those which are non-agricultural so avoid food competition, from previously-developed brownfield land, to former landfills or old mineral workings. Literature examples are compared to determine which land types have actually been included and quantified. In these case studies, non-agricultural types may equal other marginal lands at country or provincial scale, becoming dominant in urban regions. An inclusive definition is proposed, together with a graphic classification scheme, to guide future studies and enable quantification of truly non-agricultural marginal land as a potential contribution to sustainable bioenergy provision as part of the net zero, circular economy.
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Title: Balancing growth in connectivity with a comprehensive global air transport response to the climate emergency
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Publication Year: 2020
Proposed by: Robert Boyd
Project Areas: Aviation
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This report, the result of two years of work by experts from across the sector, outlines how air transport can meet its long-term goal and explores how it may go beyond that already ambitious target.
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Title: Determining the environmental impacts of conventional and alternatively fuelled vehicles through LCA
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Publication Year: 2020
Proposed by: Mark Richters
Project Areas: General Policy and Market, Passenger Cars, Heavy Duty Vehicles
Abstract
Transport is an important contributor to several environmental issues, including air pollution and climate change. The EU has set challenging objectives for tackling these. To help support decision making on mitigating actions in the transport sector it is paramount to develop a better understanding of the environmental impacts of road vehicles over their entire lifecycle. This report summarises a
range of vehicle life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies available in the public domain, which were found to be of varying focus, data quality, detail and coverage. It develops a policymaker-oriented LCA methodology for light- and heavy-duty vehicles covering a selection of major powertrain types and fuel chains for the 2020 to 2050 timeframe. The study has combined state-of-the art vehicle LCA with novel methodological choices to develop results for a range of environmental impacts for 14 electricity chains, 60 fuel chains, and 65 generic vehicle/powertrain combinations across 7 vehicle types. It has also provided several suggestions for policy-makers, based on these results, especially recommendations for future LCA research.
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Title: MUSIC Report: Market Uptake Support for Intermediate Bioenergy Carriers – EU and national regulatory framework
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Publication Year: 2020
Proposed by: Felix Colmorgen
Project Areas: General Policy and Market
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The MUSIC project will support market uptake of Intermediate Bioenergy Carriers (IBCs) by developing feedstock mobilisation strategies, improved cost-effective logistics and trade centres.
The present report is intended as a guide for stakeholders with interest, or actual involvement, in IBC value chains. It investigates the current EU and national regulatory framework for IBCs. It’s main goal is to assess how existing/forthcoming EU legislation serves as either an opportunity, or a barrier, to the introduction and deployment of IBCs.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101006717.