Göran Berndes

2023

Towards multifunctional landscapes coupling low carbon feed and bioenergy production with restorative agriculture: Economic deployment potential of grass-based biorefineries

2023

Large-scale deployment of grass in crop rotations as a multifunctional climate mitigation strategy

2022

Are biofuel mandates cost-effective? - An analysis of transport fuels and biomass usage to achieve emissions targets in the European energy system

2022

On the role of forests and the forest sector for climate change mitigation in Sweden

2022

Co-recycling of natural and synthetic carbon materials for a sustainable circular economy

2022

Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals

Concerns about reported harvests in European forests

2021

Strategic deployment of riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe can co-deliver biomass and environmental benefits

Land sector impacts of early climate action

2021

Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability

2021

Geospatial supply-demand modeling of lignocellulosic biomass for electricity and biofuels in the European Union

2021

Applying a science-based systems perspective to dispel misconceptions about climate effects of forest bioenergy

2020

Beneficial land use change: Strategic expansion of new biomass plantations can reduce environmental impacts from EU agriculture

2019

Attractive Systems for Bioenergy Feedstock Production in Sustainably Managed Landscapes– Contributions to the Call

Positive water linkages of producing short rotation poplars and willows for bioenergy and phytotechnologies

A techno-economic assessment of biomass co-firing in Czech Republic, France, Germany and Poland

2019

How is biodiversity protection influencing the potential for bioenergy feedstock production on grasslands?

Bioenergy systems in Sweden – Climate impacts, market implications, and overall sustainability

Who owns the Brazilian carbon?

2018

Forests and the climate: manage for maximum wood production or leave the forest as a carbon sink?

2018

Geospatial supply-demand modeling of biomass residues for co-firing in European coal power plants

2018

Asymmetries of cattle and crop productivity and e ciency during Brazil's agricultural expansion from 1975 to 2006

2018

Water impacts of U.S. biofuels: Insights from an assessment combining economic and biophysical models

2018

Asymmetries of cattle and crop productivity and efficiency during Brazil’s agricultural expansion from 1975 to 2006

2018

Advanced biofuel production via gasification – lessons learned from 200 man-years of research activity with Chalmers’ research gasifier and the GoBiGas demonstration plant.

Legal protection over the Brazilian carbon stocks

2018

Is energy from woody biomass positive for the climate?

2018

Biomass production in plantations: Land constraints increase dependency on irrigation water

2018

Forests, bioenergy and climate change mitigation: are the worries justified?

Energy analysis of poplar production for bioenergy in Sweden

2018

Sustainable biofuels - critical review of current views and case studies using extended systems analysis providing new perspectives and positive examples.

Energy analysis of willow production for bioenergy in Sweden

Potential increase of legal deforestation in Brazilian Amazon after Forest Act revision

2018

How to Analyse Ecosystem Services in Landscapes

2018

Asymmetries of cattle and crop productivity and efficiency during Brazil's agricultural expansion from 1975 to 2006

2018

Energy and land use - contribution to the UNCCD Global Land Outlook

2017

Sustainability of bioenergy supply chains
Summary report from an inter-Task workshop, 18-19 May 2017

Response to Chatham House report “Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the Global Climate”. Supporting document

Carbon footprints and land use of conventional and organic diets in Germany

2017

Carbon balances of bioenergy systems using biomass from forests managed with long rotations: bridging the gap between stand and landscape assessments

Opportunities to encourage mobilization of sustainable bioenergy supply chains

Future demand for forest-based biomass for energy purposes in Sweden

The potential role of forest management in Swedish scenarios towards climate neutrality by mid century

Skoglig bioenergi central i klimatarbetet

2017

Challenges in developing regionalized characterization factors in land use impact assessment: impacts on ecosystem services in case studies of animal protein production in Sweden

2017

A new high-resolution nationwide aboveground carbon map for Brazil

Offsetting legal deficits of native vegetation among Brazilian landholders: Effects on nature protection and socioeconomic development

Sustainable energy options and implications for land use. Working paper for the Global Land Outlook 2017

2017

Bioenergy production and sustainable development: science base for policy-making remains limited

How to analyse ecosystem services in landscapes—A systematic review

2017

Status and prospects for renewable energy using wood pellets from the southeastern United States

'Examples of Positive Bioenergy and Water Relationships', a report from the GBEP-IEA Bioenergy collaboration within the GBEP Activity Group 6 "Bioenergy and Water"

Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation

2016

Actions and opinions of Brazilian farmers who shift to sugarcane—an interview-based assessment with discussion of implications for land-use change

2016

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

Consideration to Highly Biodiverse Grasslands in Sustainability Certification and other Regulation: Implications for Bioenergy Supply Potentials

Bioenergy feedstock production on grasslands and pastures: Brazilian experiences and global outlook

Sustainable bioproducts in Brazil: disputes and agreements on a common ground agenda for agriculture and nature protection

The Role of Swedish Forest to Achieve the Climate Neutrality Target in the Energy Sector by 2050

Challenges and Opportunities for the Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes

2016

Assessing potential pesticide-related ecotoxicity impacts of food products across different functional units.

Forest biomass, carbon neutrality and climate change mitigation. From Science to Policy 3

Mobilisation of Forest Bioenergy in the Boreal and Temperate Biomes

2016

The climate effect of increased forest bioenergy use in Sweden: evaluation at different spatial and temporal scales

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?

2015

Oil palm for biodiesel in Brazil — risks and opportunities

Effects of Governance on Availability of Land for Agriculture and Conservation in Brazil

2015

Modeling potential freshwater ecotoxicity impacts due to pesticide use in biofuel feedstock production - the cases of maize, rapeseed, Salix, soybean, sugarcane and wheat

Advances in Bioenergy: The Sustainability Challenge

2015

How do sustainability standards consider biodiversity?

2015

Bioenergipotentialer - geografisk fördelning och påverkan av hållbarhetskrav inom EU

Bioenergy and climate change mitigation: an assessment

2014

The Role of National Legislation in Bioenergy Governance

The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets

Greenhouse gas balances and land use changes associated with the planned expansion (to 2020) of the sugarcane ethanol industry in Sao Paulo, Brazil

2014

Hur mycket biomassa finns det?

2014

Modeling Potential Freshwater Ecotoxicity Impacts Due to Pesticide Use in Biofuel Feedstock Production: The Cases of Maize, Rapeseed, Salix, Soybean, Sugar Cane, and Wheat

Potential opportunities to utilize mountain pine beetle-killed biomass as wood pellet feedstock in British Columbia

2014

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

2013

Betande djur kan inte rädda klimatet

Agricultural intensification in Brazil and its effects on land-use patterns: an analysis of the 1975-2006 period

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 land-based greenhouse gas mitigation can be achieved without compromising food security and environmental goals?

Assessing Environmental Impacts of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) Expansion: Model Definition and Preliminary Results

2012

Meeting Sustainability Requirements for SRC Bioenergy: Usefulness of Existing Tools, Responsibilities of Involved Stakeholders, and Recommendations for Further Developments

The revision of the Brazilian Forest Act: increased deforestation or a historic step towards balancing agricultural development and nature conservation?

2012

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

Biofuels Baseline 2008

The climate benefit of Swedish ethanol: Present and prospective performance

Integrating bioenergy and food production - A case study of combined ethanol and dairy production in Pontal, Brazil

Slow expansion and low yields of willow short rotation coppice in Sweden; implications for future strategies

The bioenergy and water nexus

Sustainability indicators - A review of the literature

Biodiversity considerations in certified biomass production

Evaluation of water use for bioenergy at different scales

The bioenergy and water nexus

2011

Legislative Readiness for RED

Water quality assessment of bioenergy production

Jatropha production on wastelands in India: opportunities and trade-offs for soil and water management at the watershed scale

Impact assessment at the bioenergy-water nexus

2011

Producing Feedstock for Biofuels: Land-Use and Local Environmental Impacts

2011

Environmental Impact Assessments: Suitable for supporting assessments of biofuel sustainability?

Recent progress in developing renewable energy sources and technical evaluation of the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in transport in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2001/77/EC and Article 4(2) of Directive 2003/30/EC

’Expansion of sugarcane ethanol in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Is it possible to avoid bad impacts by using good fuel ethanol?

Biofuel production potentials in Europe: Sustainable use of cultivated land and pastures, Part II: Land use scenarios

Brazilian Agriculture and Environmental Legislation: Status and Future Challenges

Sustainability certification of bioethanol: how is it perceived by Brazilian stakeholders?

The REFUEL EU road map for biofuels in transport: Application of the project’s tools to some short-term policy issues

Carbon Sequestration Versus Bioenergy: A Case Study From South India Exploring The Relative Land Use Efficiency Of Two Options For Climate Change Mitigation

Bioenergy and water: risks and opportunities

How much land is needed for global food production under scenarios of dietary changes and livestock productivity increases in 2030?

Strategies For 2nd Generation Biofuels In Eu - Co-firing to stimulate feedstock supply development and process integration to improve energy efficiency and economic competitiveness

The impact of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) cultivation on the environment

Environmental, land-use and economic implications of Brazilian sugarcane expansion 1996-2006

Co-generation of biofuels for transportation and heat for district heating systems – an assessment of the national possibilities in the EU

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

Application of Clean Development Mechanism to forest plantation projects and rural development in India

Bioenergy strategies for Europe -Synergies and competition between the stationary and transportation sectors

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

Carbon sequestration versus bioenergy: A case study from south India exploring the relative land use efficiency of two options for climate change mitigation

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 possibility for co-generation of biofuels for transport and heat for district heating systems in EU25

On the possibilities for co-firing biomass with coal for power generation in the EU

Multifunctional biomass production systems – an overview with presentation of specific applications in India and Sweden.

Sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil: An expansion model sensitive to socioeconomic and environmental concerns

Expanding sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil - Socioeconomic and climate effects of expanding sugarcane ethanol production in the Pontal do Paranapanema region (State of São Paulo, Brazil)

Biomassa - en knapp resurs i globalt perspektiv

Driving positive development

REFUEL: an EU road map for biofuels

Views on the implication of possibly changing the limit established for small-scale afforestation and reforestation clean development mechanism project activities. Submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat based upon call for submission, 19 February 2007.

Brazilian Ethanol has the Edge.

Fuel ethanol program in Thailand: Energy, agricultural, and environmental trade-offs and prospects for CO2 abatement

Fuel ethanol program in Thailand: energy, agricultural, and environmental trade-offs and prospects for CO2 abatement

Bioenergy expansion in the EU: Cost-effective climate change mitigation, employment creation and reduced dependency on imported fuels

Biomass for heat or as transportation fuel? A comparison between two model-based studies

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

Bioenergy expansion in the EU: Cost-effective climate change mitigation, employment creation and reduced dependency on imported fuels

Sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil: An expansion model sensitive to socioeconomic and environmental concerns

On Brazilian ethanol and the ecological footprint

The prospects for large-scale import of biomass and biofuels into Sweden - a review of critical issues

The prospects for willow plantations for wastewater treatment in Sweden

The prospects for large-scale import of biomass and biofuels into Sweden - a review of critical issues

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

Global bioenergy potentials: A new approach using a model-based assessment of biomass flows and land demand in the food and agriculture sector 2030

Cadmium accumulation and Salix-based phytoextraction on arable land in Sweden

Bioenergy for climate stabilization

International Bioenergy Trade - an Assessement of the Prospects for Large Scale Import of Biomass and Biofuels to Sweden

Cadmium accumulation and salix based phytoextraction on arable land in Sweden

International Bioenergy Trade - an Assessment of the Prospects for Large Scale Biofuel Import to 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

1997

Man and material flows

Biomass for energy, food and materials in an industrial society of 10 billion people

Global biomass requirement. Sustainable use of lead?