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Potential Danish biomass production and utilization in 2030
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- Potential Danish biomass production and utilization in 2030
Final published version, 2.76 MB, PDF document
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- https://dcapub.au.dk/djfpublikation/djfpdf/DCArapport219.pdf
Final published version
- Morten Gylling, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Thomas Nord-Larsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Annette Bruhn
- Marianne Thomsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Morten Ambye-Jensen
- Esben Øster Mortensen
- Uffe Jørgensen
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | DCA - Nationalt Center for Fødevarer og Jordbrug |
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| Number of pages | 82 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-87-94420-21-1. |
| Commissioning body | Fødevarestyrelsen |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2023 |
| Series | DCA Report |
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| Number | 219 |
| ISSN | 2245-1684 |
Bibliographical note
This report presents scenarios for future (2030) land-use in agriculture & forestry, and for exploitation of marine resources. The newest knowledge on resource efficient production methods (e.g., maximal carbon capture by photosynthesis & efficient nutrient use) have been used to frame the three scenarios: Business-as-usual mimicking a continuation of the current conditions for production of biomass. Biomass assuming sustainable intensification of the production. Extensification taking into account significant environment, climate and nature concerns. For agriculture, also the effects of +/- 20 % animal production are analysed. The scenarios resulted in increased biomass delivery of up to 13 M tonnes of dry matter for agriculture. No significant increase was found in forestry delivery by 2030 due to the sectors’ long production cycles. Marine biomass contributed up to 58 ktonnes of dry matter. Integrated biorefinery systems were set up for analysing cascade utilization of the biomass and budget economics are discussed. The scenarios have large impacts on the land-use with up to 11 % of the farmed area set aside for nature purposes in Extensification, and with significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and nitrate leaching in all scenarios.
Note re. dissertation
File no.: 2023-0477477
- T0-2023
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