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Land use implications of future energy system trajectories—The case of the UK 2050 Carbon Plan

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  • Konadu, D. Dennis
  • Mourão, Zenaida Sobral
  • Allwood, Julian M.
  • Richards, Keith S.
  • Kopec, Grant
  • McMahon, Richard
  • Fenner, Richard

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The UK's 2008 Climate Change Act sets a legally binding target for reducing territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Four pathways to achieve this target have been developed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, with all pathways requiring increased us of bioenergy. A significant amount of this could be indigenously sourced from crops, but will increased domestic production of energy crops conflict with other agricultural priorities?

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  • Konadu, D. Dennis & Mourão, Zenaida Sobral & Allwood, Julian M. & Richards, Keith S. & Kopec, Grant & McMahon, Richard & Fenner, Richard, 2015. "Land use implications of future energy system trajectories—The case of the UK 2050 Carbon Plan," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 328-337.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:86:y:2015:i:c:p:328-337
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.07.008
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