As California works to meet climate and air quality goals, a key to the transition will come from biomass, which is renewable organic material from plants and animals.
As California works to meet climate and air quality goals, a key to the transition will come from biomass, which is renewable organic material from plants and animals.
New research from the University of California, Davis, published in the journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy, examines the good and bad uses of biomass and the best pathways to meet California’s goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 85% of 1990 levels by 2045.
“California is fortunate in having a large biomass resource,” said lead author Peter Freer-Smith, an adjunct professor in the Department of Plant Sciences. “Finding the best use of biomass remains challenging, and this study outlines future scenarios for effective use.”
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Anaerobic digesters, such as this one at UC Davis, have positive effects when it comes to converting agricultural, livestock, food and water waste, found a UC Davis study. (Photo Credit: Gregory Urquiaga, UC Davis)
