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Title: Addressing Policy Challenges to Woody BioPower Production: Social Acceptance, Biomass Certification and Limited Policy Support

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: Forestlands have been identified as a valuable resource to mitigate climate change due to the biome’s capacity to both sequester greenhouse gases and substitute for fossil fuels. Woody biomass has been proposed as a substitutable input for coalgenerated electricity as economies attempt to transition to renewable power while addressing economic development goals. However, increasing the intensity of forest management for energy production has the potential to result in significant ecological, economic and social consequences at local, regional and global scales. In this context, my dissertation explores the capacity of existing policy frameworks to stimulate and support sustainable power production from forest biomaterials. In Chapter Two, I explore the interactions between shifting goals, actors and institutions in influencing incentives that shape today’s policy mix for woody biopower production in Wisconsin. The study’s results reveal that the state’s shifting focus away from using renewable energy as a means to pursue climate change mitigation and energy security goals combined . . .

Url: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1829&context=etdr

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Authors: Barnett, John B

Institution: Michigan Technological University

Department: Environmental and Energy Policy

Advisor: Barry D. Solomon

Degree: PhD

Publisher Location: Houghton, Michigan

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Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Natural Resource Management, Other

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