Göran Berndes
Göran Berndes’ research integrates land use, industrial and energy systems at scales ranging from local case studies to the global context. He is particularly interested in sustainability effects of land use and biomass production for food, energy and materials. Recent years, much of the research has focused on climate and environmental effects of bioenergy and other biobased systems, and how the promotion of biobased systems can help meeting ambitious climate targets. Relating to this, he has investigated how new biomass production systems can be integrated into landscapes to mitigate existing land use impacts and improve resource use efficiency.
Göran has contributed to three previous IPCC reports and currently serves as coordinating lead author in the Sixth Assessment Report. He is since about ten years engaged in the implementing agreement for bioenergy within the International Energy Agency (IEA) and he currently leads IEA Bioenergy Task 45 - Climate and sustainability effects of bioenergy within the broader bioeconomy. At Chalmers, he leads the profile Energy in a Circular Economy within Chalmers Energy Area of Advance.
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Biomass exclusion must be weighed against benefits of carbon supply in European energy system
Diversity of biomass usage pathways to achieve emissions targets in the European energy system
Large-scale deployment of grass in crop rotations as a multifunctional climate mitigation strategy
Co-recycling of natural and synthetic carbon materials for a sustainable circular economy
On the role of forests and the forest sector for climate change mitigation in Sweden
Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals
Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability
Land sector impacts of early climate action
Concerns about reported harvests in European forests
A techno-economic assessment of biomass co-firing in Czech Republic, France, Germany and Poland
Is energy from woody biomass positive for the climate?
Potential increase of legal deforestation in Brazilian Amazon after Forest Act revision
How to Analyse Ecosystem Services in Landscapes
Who owns the Brazilian carbon?
Forests and the climate: manage for maximum wood production or leave the forest as a carbon sink?
Energy and land use - contribution to the UNCCD Global Land Outlook
Geospatial supply-demand modeling of biomass residues for co-firing in European coal power plants
Energy analysis of willow production for bioenergy in Sweden
Legal protection over the Brazilian carbon stocks
1<sup>st</sup> International Conference on Negative CO2 Emissions - Summary and Highlights
Energy analysis of poplar production for bioenergy in Sweden
Bioenergy systems in Sweden – Climate impacts, market implications, and overall sustainability
Biomass production in plantations: Land constraints increase dependency on irrigation water
Forests, bioenergy and climate change mitigation: are the worries justified?
Skoglig bioenergi central i klimatarbetet
Carbon footprints and land use of conventional and organic diets in Germany
Opportunities to encourage mobilization of sustainable bioenergy supply chains
Status and prospects for renewable energy using wood pellets from the southeastern United States
Sustainability of bioenergy supply chains Summary report from an inter-Task workshop, 18-19 May 2017
How to analyse ecosystem services in landscapes—A systematic review
A new high-resolution nationwide aboveground carbon map for Brazil
Future demand for forest-based biomass for energy purposes in Sweden
Bioenergy production and sustainable development: science base for policy-making remains limited
Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation. From Science to Policy 3
The Role of Swedish Forest to Achieve the Climate Neutrality Target in the Energy Sector by 2050
Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes
Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation
May we have some more land use change, please?
The Roles of Public and Private Governance in Promoting Sustainable Bioenergy
Policy institutions and forest carbon
Bioenergy feedstock production on grasslands and pastures: Brazilian experiences and global outlook
How do sustainability standards consider biodiversity?
How do Sustainability Standards Consider Biodiversity?
Estimating the EU biogas potential from manure and crop residues — A spatial analysis
Oil palm for biodiesel in Brazil — risks and opportunities
Advances in Bioenergy: The Sustainability Challenge
Effects of Governance on Availability of Land for Agriculture and Conservation in Brazil
Can India’s wasteland be used for biomass plantations?
Bioenergipotentialer - geografisk fördelning och påverkan av hållbarhetskrav inom EU
Bioenergy and Land Use Change-State of the Art
The Climate Benefit of Swedish Ethanol: Present and Prospective Performance
Bioenergy and climate change mitigation: an assessment
The Role of National Legislation in Bioenergy Governance
Oil Palm for Biodiesel in Brazil: Potentials and Trade-offs
THE CLIMATE BENEFITS OF INCREASED FOREST BIOENERGY USE IN SWEDEN: EVALUATION AT DIFFERENT SCALES
The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets
Hur mycket biomassa finns det?
The prospects of cost reductions in willow production in Sweden
Betande djur kan inte rädda klimatet
Bioenergy and land use change-state of the art
Integration of bioenergy systems into UK agriculture-New options for management of nitrogen flows
Jatropha cultivation in southern India: Assessing farmers' experiences
How much biomass is available?
Determining factor for the development of CDM biomass power projects
The climate benefit of Swedish ethanol: Present and prospective performance
Bioenergy's contribution to climate change mitigation - a matter of perspectives
Sustainability indicators - A review of the literature
Producing Feedstock for Biofuels: Land-Use and Local Environmental Impacts
Environmental Impact Assessments: Suitable for supporting assessments of biofuel sustainability?
Evaluation of water use for bioenergy at different scales
Impact assessment at the bioenergy-water nexus
Biodiversity considerations in certified biomass production
Water quality assessment of bioenergy production
Bioenergy and water: risks and opportunities
’Expansion of sugarcane ethanol in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Brazilian Agriculture and Environmental Legislation: Status and Future Challenges
Is it possible to avoid bad impacts by using good fuel ethanol?
Sustainability certification of bioethanol: how is it perceived by Brazilian stakeholders?
Environmental, land-use and economic implications of Brazilian sugarcane expansion 1996-2006
Future bioenergy trade in the EU: modelling trading options from a cost-effectiveness perspective
Co-firing biomass with coal for electricity generation-An assessment of the potential in EU27
The impact of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) cultivation on the environment
Co-firing biomass with coal for electricity generation—An assessment of the potential in EU27
Future Biomass Energy Supply: The Consumptive Water Use Perspective
On the possibilities for co-firing biomass with coal for power generation in the EU
Eyes on the track, mind on the horizon: The REFUEL EU Road Map for biofuels
Cogeneration of biofuels and heat in the European district heating systems
The potential for biomass co-firing with coal in EU27
Looking beyond land use change issues
Biomass for heat or as transportation fuel? - a comparison between two model based studies
REFUEL: an EU road map for biofuels
The modelling of cost-effective bioenergy trade options in the EU
Brazilian Ethanol has the Edge.
Biomassa - en knapp resurs i globalt perspektiv
Biomass for heat or as transportation fuel? A comparison between two model-based studies
On Brazilian ethanol and the ecological footprint
Cost-effective use of biomass - A comparison between two model based studies
The prospects for willow plantations for wastewater treatment in Sweden
The prospects for large-scale import of biomass and biofuels to Sweden – a review of critical issues
Future bioenergy options in the EU
Cost-effective bioenergy use for climate change mitigation - a model based analysis for Europe
Future bioenergy production and trade flows in Europe - an energy-economy model based assessment
Cost-effective bioenergy use for climate change mitigation - a model based analysis for Europe
BIOMASS FOR HEAT OR AS TRANSPORTATION FUEL? A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO MODEL BASED STUDIES
The contribution of renewables in society
Cadmium accumulation and salix based phytoextraction on arable land in Sweden
Cadmium accumulation and Salix-based phytoextraction on arable land in Sweden
Bioenergy for climate stabilization
Exploration of the ranges of the global potential of biomass for energy
The contribution of biomass in the future global energy supply: A review of 17 studies
The contribution of biomass in the future global energy supply: A review of 17 studies.
Bioenergy and water - the implications of large-scale bioenergy production for water use and supply.
Bioenergy and water - The implications of large-scale bioenergy production for water use and supply
The feasibility of Large-scale Wood-based Biofuel Production - A reassessment of Giampietro et al.
Biomass in the energy system : resource requirements and competition for land
The feasibility of large-scale lignocellulose-based bioenergy production
The feasibility of large-scale lignocellulose-based bioenergy production
Carbon sinks and the CDM: could a bioenergy linkage offer a constructive compromise?
Implikationer av klimatrelaterade åtgärder för markanvändingen på landsbygden i tredje världen
On societal utilization of biomass for food, energy, and materials
Biomass for energy, food and materials in an industrial society of 10 billion people
Global biomass requirement. Sustainable use of lead?
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Navigating synergies and tradeoffs towards future forest-based solutions
Climate impact of carbon efficient forest-based value chains
Concrete action in the cement industry and the cement and concrete supply chain
Climate impact of car travel moving towards climate neutrality
Biomass production and conversion in sustainably managed landscapes, part 2
Mitigating environmental impacts from biomass production by producing more biomass
Advancing biofuel pathways with regional climate change implications (BIOPATH)
Ett analytiskt ramverk till stöd för skoglig bioenergiutveckling
Opportunities for Climate Mitigation and Sustainable Development (OPTIMISM)
Biomass production and conversion in sustainably managed landscapes, part 1
Climate Change Effects of Biomass and Bioenergy Systems
Biogas from agricultural wastes and residues – where and how much?
Bionergy and land use change, part 2
Bioenergipotentialer - geografisk fördelning och påverkan av hållbarhetskrav inom EU
Göteborg Action for Management of the Environment (GAME)
Land use and forests within international climate policy – global and local possibilities and risks
Sustainable European Energy Systems