Life cycle assessment of bioenergy production from short-rotation coppice plantation in Hungary

Prag

Czech Academy of Agricultural Science

2008

237-249

e-journal

200212894

Journal of Forest Science 2025,71(4): e-only ; 5 (2025) , 237-249

A short-rotation coppice (SRC) system for bioenergy production is vital to supporting climate change mitigation by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing carbon as biomass. However, SRC's operation also released some greenhouse gas emissions, affecting the environment. This study aims to assess the potential environmental impacts through the life cycle assessment method in bioenergy production from the SRC system. Data was collected through a literature review and database, and the impact categories were then analysed using Sphera LCA for Experts Education License software (Version 9.2.1.68, 2020).
Keywords: carbon footprint; climate change mitigation; environmental impacts; fast-growing species; forest plantation