A Methodological Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Solid Biofuels Systems.

ABSTRACT: This paper introduces a methodological framework for assessing the sustainability of solid biofuels in Mexico. The designed framework comprises 13 normalized indicators and two diagnostic studies, covering the economic, social, environmental, and institutional sustainability dimensions, and their intersections. Indicators are normalized using the concept of load capacity of a system, similarly to the planetary boundaries. Thus, the graphical representation of results facilitates their multidimensional analysis. The framework was applied to three case studies: traditional fuelwood in rural households, charcoal for restaurant grilling, and electricity cogeneration from sugarcane bagasse. This was part of an iterative process of testing and refining the framework and simultaneously demonstrat

SUBMITTER: Sacramento Rivero JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8794610 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature