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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A techno-economic assessment of biomass co-firing in Czech Republic, France, Germany and Poland
Bioenergy systems in Sweden – Climate impacts, market implications, and overall sustainability
Who owns the Brazilian carbon?
Forests and the climate: manage for maximum wood production or leave the forest as a carbon sink?
Forests, bioenergy and climate change mitigation: are the worries justified?
Geospatial supply-demand modeling of biomass residues for co-firing in European coal power plants
Legal protection over the Brazilian carbon stocks
Is energy from woody biomass positive for the climate?
Biomass production in plantations: Land constraints increase dependency on irrigation water
Energy analysis of poplar production for bioenergy in Sweden
Energy analysis of willow production for bioenergy in Sweden
Potential increase of legal deforestation in Brazilian Amazon after Forest Act revision
How to Analyse Ecosystem Services in Landscapes
Energy and land use - contribution to the UNCCD Global Land Outlook
Sustainability of bioenergy supply chains Summary report from an inter-Task workshop, 18-19 May 2017
Carbon footprints and land use of conventional and organic diets in Germany
Opportunities to encourage mobilization of sustainable bioenergy supply chains
Future demand for forest-based biomass for energy purposes in Sweden
Skoglig bioenergi central i klimatarbetet
A new high-resolution nationwide aboveground carbon map for Brazil
Response to Chatham House report “Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the Global Climate”
Bioenergy production and sustainable development: science base for policy-making remains limited
How to analyse ecosystem services in landscapes—A systematic review
Status and prospects for renewable energy using wood pellets from the southeastern United States
Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation
May we have some more land use change, please?
Policy institutions and forest carbon
The Roles of Public and Private Governance in Promoting Sustainable Bioenergy
Bioenergy feedstock production on grasslands and pastures: Brazilian experiences and global outlook
The Role of Swedish Forest to Achieve the Climate Neutrality Target in the Energy Sector by 2050
Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation. From Science to Policy 3
Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes
The Climate Benefit of Swedish Ethanol: Present and Prospective Performance
Estimating the EU biogas potential from manure and crop residues — A spatial analysis
Can India’s wasteland be used for biomass plantations?
Bioenergy and Land Use Change-State of the Art
How do Sustainability Standards Consider Biodiversity?
Oil palm for biodiesel in Brazil — risks and opportunities
Effects of Governance on Availability of Land for Agriculture and Conservation in Brazil
Advances in Bioenergy: The Sustainability Challenge
How do sustainability standards consider biodiversity?
Bioenergipotentialer - geografisk fördelning och påverkan av hållbarhetskrav inom EU
Bioenergy and climate change mitigation: an assessment
The Role of National Legislation in Bioenergy Governance
The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets
Hur mycket biomassa finns det?
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 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
How much biomass is available?
Jatropha cultivation in southern India: Assessing farmers' experiences
Determining factor for the development of CDM biomass power projects
Bioenergy's contribution to climate change mitigation - a matter of perspectives
The climate benefit of Swedish ethanol: Present and prospective performance
Sustainability indicators - A review of the literature
Biodiversity considerations in certified biomass production
Evaluation of water use for bioenergy at different scales
Water quality assessment of bioenergy production
Impact assessment at the bioenergy-water nexus
Producing Feedstock for Biofuels: Land-Use and Local Environmental Impacts
Environmental Impact Assessments: Suitable for supporting assessments of biofuel sustainability?
’Expansion of sugarcane ethanol in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Is it possible to avoid bad impacts by using good fuel ethanol?
Brazilian Agriculture and Environmental Legislation: Status and Future Challenges
Sustainability certification of bioethanol: how is it perceived by Brazilian stakeholders?
Bioenergy and water: risks and opportunities
The impact of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) cultivation on the environment
Environmental, land-use and economic implications of Brazilian sugarcane expansion 1996-2006
Co-firing biomass with coal for electricity generation—An assessment of the potential in EU27
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
Future Biomass Energy Supply: The Consumptive Water Use Perspective
Looking beyond land use change issues
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
On the possibilities for co-firing biomass with coal for power generation in the EU
Biomassa - en knapp resurs i globalt perspektiv
REFUEL: an EU road map for biofuels
Biomass for heat or as transportation fuel? A comparison between two model-based studies
Brazilian Ethanol has the Edge.
Biomass for heat or as transportation fuel? - a comparison between two model based studies
The modelling of cost-effective bioenergy trade options in the EU
On Brazilian ethanol and the ecological footprint
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
Cost-effective use of biomass - A comparison between two model based studies
Future bioenergy options in the EU
Cost-effective bioenergy use for climate change mitigation - a model based analysis for Europe
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
The contribution of renewables in society
BIOMASS FOR HEAT OR AS TRANSPORTATION FUEL? A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO MODEL BASED STUDIES
Cadmium accumulation and Salix-based phytoextraction on arable land in Sweden
Bioenergy for climate stabilization
Cadmium accumulation and salix based phytoextraction on arable land in Sweden
The contribution of biomass in the future global energy supply: A review of 17 studies
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.
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
Carbon sinks and the CDM: could a bioenergy linkage offer a constructive compromise?
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 Wood-based Biofuel Production - A reassessment of Giampietro et al.
The feasibility of large-scale lignocellulose-based bioenergy production
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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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