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Contribution of jet fuel from forest residues to multiple Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Otavio Cavalett

    (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

  • Francesco Cherubini

    (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

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With limited decarbonization options in the aviation sector, renewable jet fuels produced from biomass resources represent a promising opportunity. However, potential implications of their deployment on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remain largely unexplored. We introduce an approach for SDG analysis based on life-cycle impact assessment methods. We show that climate action benefits of renewable jet fuels produced from forest residues available in Norway are larger in the medium/longer term than the shorter term, but they increase pressure on other SDGs—mainly SDGs 2, 3, 6, 11, 12 and 14—especially for alcohol-to-jet fuel technology. Most of these adverse side-effects are alleviated with technological and supply-chain improvements. Environmental sustainability analysis can identify both synergies (mitigation options that co-deliver across SDGs) and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and the SDGs, thereby supporting their early management and mitigation.

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  • Otavio Cavalett & Francesco Cherubini, 2018. "Contribution of jet fuel from forest residues to multiple Sustainable Development Goals," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 1(12), pages 799-807, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:1:y:2018:i:12:d:10.1038_s41893-018-0181-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0181-2
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