The role of biomaterials for the energy transition from the lens of a national integrated assessment model.

ABSTRACT: Integrated assessment models (IAMs) indicate biomass as an essential energy carrier to reduce GHG emissions in the global energy system. However, few IAMs represent the possibility of co-producing final energy carriers and feedstock. This study fills this gap by developing an integrated analysis of energy, land, and materials. This allows us to evaluate if the production of biofuels in a climate-constrained scenario can co-output biomaterials, being also driven by hydrocarbons/carbohydrates liquid streams made available from the transition to electromobility. The analysis was implemented through the incorporation of a materials module in the Brazilian Land Use and Energy System model. The findings show that bio-based petrochemicals account for 33% of the total petrochemical production in a

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira CCN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8402963 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature