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*[[Afforestation]] / [[Deforestation]] (Good examples of direct, heavily impactful direct land use change)


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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_land_use_change_impacts_of_biofuels The Wikipedia Page on Indirect Land use Change Impacts of Biofuels]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_use,_land-use_change,_and_forestry The Wikipedia Page on Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry] (The [[UN]]'s metric(s) for this?)
*[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es101946t A 2010 Paper Titled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biofuels’ Indirect Land Use Change Are Uncertain but May Be Much Greater than Previously Estimated" ]
 
[[Category: Pollution]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 2 January 2021

Basics

  • The change in land use brought about by a policy/activity
  • Is subdivided into direct and indirect
  • Relevant mainly in Carbon Accounting (and if dealing with undeveloped land, ecological impacts as well)
  • For instance if implemented poorly, biofuels could lead to more unsustainable farming, or deforestation, and thus not be a truely "Sustainable Biofuel"
  • The reverse can be true, such as how increasing cost on certain animal feeds may have reduced meat consumption demand due to increased prices etc
  • Complicated to determine in some instances, but an important aspect to consider in a LCA nonetheless

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External Links