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ReviewGlobal change biology. Bioenergy2023

Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries.

John Clifton-Brown, Astley Hastings, Moritz von Cossel, Donal Murphy-Bokern, Jon McCalmont, Jeanette Whitaker, Efi Alexopoulou, Stefano Amaducci, Larisa Andronic, Christopher Ashman and 30 more

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Review in Global change biology. Bioenergy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
16.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

40 authors at 20 institutions in 9 countries.

John Clifton-BrownInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-5452
Astley HastingsInstitute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-7613
Moritz von CosselDepartment of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy (340b), Institute of Crop Science University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-3281
Donal Murphy-BokernKroge-Ehrendorf Lohne Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9373-4518
Jon McCalmontInstitute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5978-9574
Jeanette WhitakerUK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-471X
Efi AlexopoulouCenter for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) Pikermi Attikis Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-0462
Stefano AmaducciDepartment of Sustainable Crop Production Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6184-9257
Larisa AndronicInstitute of Genetics and Plant Physiology of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova Chisinau Republic of Moldova.
Christopher AshmanInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5736-6327
Danny Awty-CarrollInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5855-0775
Rakesh BhatiaDepartment of Agronomy and Plant Breeding I, Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition (iFZ) Justus Liebig University Gießen Germany.
Lutz BreuerInstitute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management (ILR), Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition (iFZ) Justus Liebig University Giessen Giessen Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9720-1076
Salvatore CosentinoDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) University of Catania Catania Italy.
William Cracroft-EleyTerravesta Ltd, Unit 4, Riverside Court Lincoln UK.
Iain DonnisonInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6276-555X
Berien ElbersenTeam Earth Informatics Wageningen Environmental Research Wageningen Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8709-9004
Andrea FerrariniDepartment of Sustainable Crop Production Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9390-7004
Judith FordSchool of Chemical and Process Engineering University of Leeds Leeds UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-0564
Jörg GreefInstitute for Crop and Soil Science, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Julius Kühn Institute Braunschweig Germany.
Julie IngramCountryside & Community Research Institute University of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0712-4789
Iris LewandowskiDepartment of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy (340b), Institute of Crop Science University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-4521
Elena MagenauDepartment of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy (340b), Institute of Crop Science University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-9402
Michal MosEnergene Seeds Limited, AIEC Office Block, Gogerddan Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-2225
Martin PetrickCentre for International Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) Justus Liebig University Giessen Germany.
Marta PogrzebaInstitute for Ecology of Industrial Areas Katowice Poland.
Paul RobsonInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1841-3594
Rebecca L RoweUK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-821X
Anatolii SanduInstitute of Genetics and Plant Physiology of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova Chisinau Republic of Moldova.
Kai-Uwe SchwarzInstitute for Crop and Soil Science, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Julius Kühn Institute Braunschweig Germany.
Danilo ScordiaDipartmento di Scienze Veterinarie University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata Messina Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3822-788X
Jonathan ScurlockNational Farmers' Union Stoneleigh Park UK.
Anita ShepherdInstitute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1902-5147
Judith ThorntonInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.
Luisa M TrindadePlant Breeding Wageningen University and Research Wageningen Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1541-2094
Sylvia VetterInstitute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen UK.
Moritz WagnerDepartment of Applied Ecology Geisenheim University Geisenheim Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7426-9887
Pei-Chen WuInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6616-7255
Toshihiko YamadaField Science Center for Northern Biosphere Hokkaido University Hokkaido Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-6556
Andreas KieselDepartment of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy (340b), Institute of Crop Science University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0806-2532
Aberystwyth University · GBUniversity of Aberdeen · GBUniversity of Hohenheim · DEJustus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DEAcademy of Sciences of Moldova · MDJulius Kühn-Institut · DEUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology · GBUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITCenter for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving · GRGraduate School Experimental Plant Sciences · NLHochschule Geisenheim University · DEHokkaido University · JPInstitute For Ecology of Industrial Areas · PLNational Farmers Union · GBNebraska Department of Education · USUniversity of Catania · ITUniversity of Gloucestershire · GBUniversity of Leeds · GBUniversity of Messina · ITWageningen University & Research · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Demand for sustainably produced biomass is expected to increase with the need to provide renewable commodities, improve resource security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with COP26 commitments. Studies have demonstrated additional environmental benefits of using perennial biomass crops (PBCs), when produced appropriately, as a feedstock for the growing bioeconomy, including utilisation for bioenergy (with or without carbon capture and storage). PBCs can potentially contribute to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (2023-27) objectives provided they are carefully integrated into farming systems and landscapes. Despite significant research and development (R&D) investment over decades in herbaceous and coppiced woody PBCs, deployment has largely stagnated due to social, economic and policy uncertainties. This paper identifies the challenges in creating policies that are acceptable to all actors. Development will need to be informed by measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and other environmental, economic and social metrics. It discusses interlinked issues that must be considered in the expansion of PBC production: (i) available land; (ii) yield potential; (iii) integration into farming systems; (iv) R&D requirements; (v) utilisation options; and (vi) market systems and the socio-economic environment. It makes policy recommendations that would enable greater PBC deployment: (1) incentivise farmers and land managers through specific policy measures, including carbon pricing, to allocate their less productive and less profitable land for uses which deliver demonstrable greenhouse gas reductions; (2) enable greenhouse gas mitigation markets to develop and offer secure contracts for commercial developers of verifiable low-carbon bioenergy and bioproducts; (3) support innovation in biomass utilisation value chains; and (4) continue long-term, strategic R&D and education for positive environmental, economic and social sustainability impacts.

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BECCSbioeconomy value chainsbiomass utilisationcircular economyenergy securityfarm subsidiesfood securityintegration into farm businessland availabilitypolicy recommendation

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PMID38505831
PMCPMC10946487
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