Carbon mitigation with woody biomass and CCS : an economic assessment

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dc.contributor.advisor Carraro, Carlo
dc.contributor.author Favero, Alice <1983> it_IT
dc.date.accessioned 2013-11-16T09:36:50Z
dc.date.available 2013-11-16T09:36:50Z
dc.date.issued 2013-09-30
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10579/3081
dc.description.abstract This Thesis analyzes the contributions from woody biomass with CCS (BECCS) in mitigating GHG emissions. I used the IAM WITCH tool. In Chapters 2-3 I use biomass supply curves from GLOBIOM. In Chapters 4-5 I instead link WITCH to GTM. The policy scenarios consist of three carbon taxes. Results show that as the carbon tax increases the demand of BECCS will reach 66-90 EJ/yr in 2100. The introduction of international trade of biomass in WITCH makes it possible to increase the emissions abatement by 120-323 GtCO2 and reduce cumulative policy costs by 14% over the century. Linking WITCH to GTM, I show that bio-energy demand will have implications for land use. The demand will reach 8-15 billion m3/yr while the price of wood will increase 4-9 times relative to the BAU by 2100. This increase would shrink the demand for industrial wood from 80-90%. Forest area will expand by 70-95% relative to the BAU and increase the global stock of forest carbon by 685-1,279 GtCO2 by 2100. it_IT
dc.description.abstract Questa tesi analizza il contributo della biomassa da legno con CCS (BECCS) nel mitigare le emissioni di gas serra. Lo strumento utilizzato e' l'IAM WITCH. Nei capitoli 2-3 ho usato le curve di biomassa da GLOBIOM. Mentre nei capitoli 4-5 ho collegato WITCH a GTM. Gli scenari di policy sono tre carbon tax. I risultati mostrano che, al crescere della carbon tax aumenta la domanda di BECCS (66-90 EJ/anno nel 2100). Includendo il trade internazionale della biomassa e' possibile aumentare l'abbattimento delle emissioni di 120-323 GtCO2 e ridurre i costi cumulativi della policy del 14% entro il 2100. Collegando WITCH a GTM, si mostra che la domanda di bioenergia avra' grandi e etti sull'uso della terra. La domanda raggiungera' 8-15 mld m3/anno, mentre il prezzo del legno aumenter 4-9 volte rispetto alla BAU nel 2100. Tale incremento ridurra' la domanda di legno industriale dell80-90%. Le foreste si espanderanno del 70-95% rispetto al BAU e lo stock di CO2 accumulato aumentera' del 685-1279 GtCO2 entro il 2100. it_IT
dc.language.iso eng it_IT
dc.publisher Università Ca' Foscari Venezia it
dc.rights © Alice Favero, 2013 it_IT
dc.subject Bio-energy it_IT
dc.subject Climate change mitigation it_IT
dc.subject Forestry it_IT
dc.subject Integrated assessment model it_IT
dc.subject BECCS (Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage) it_IT
dc.title Carbon mitigation with woody biomass and CCS : an economic assessment it_IT
dc.type Doctoral Thesis en
dc.degree.name Scienza e gestione dei cambiamenti climatici it_IT
dc.degree.level Dottorato di ricerca it
dc.degree.grantor Scuola dottorale interateneo Global change science and policy it_IT
dc.description.academicyear 2013 it_IT
dc.description.cycle 24 it_IT
dc.degree.coordinator Barbante, Carlo
dc.location.shelfmark D001290 it
dc.location Venezia, Archivio Università Ca' Foscari, Tesi Dottorato it
dc.rights.accessrights openAccess it_IT
dc.thesis.matricno 955690 it_IT
dc.format.pagenumber 122 p. it_IT
dc.subject.miur SECS-P/01 ECONOMIA POLITICA it_IT
dc.description.tableofcontent 1. Introduction 2. Wood bio-energy and Carbon Capture and Storage under climate mitigation policy 3. Trade of woody biomass for electricity generation under climate mitigation policy 4. Evaluating the Role of Land in Mitigation Strategies Involving Woody Biomass 5. A Woody Biomass or a Carbon Sequestration Program? The Use of Markets Versus Regulation Appendix it_IT
dc.identifier.bibliographiccitation Favero, A., 2013. Carbon mitigation with woody biomass and CCS : an economic assessment. it_IT
dc.degree.discipline Economia ambientale it_IT


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