TY - JOUR
T1 - The potential of biofuels from first to fourth generation
AU - Cavelius, Philipp
AU - Engelhart-Straub, Selina
AU - Mehlmer, Norbert
AU - Lercher, Johannes
AU - Awad, Dania
AU - Brück, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Cavelius et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - AU The:steady Pleaseconfirmthatallheadinglevelsarerepresentedcorrectly increase in human population and a rising standard : of living heighten global demand for energy. Fossil fuels account for more than three-quarters of energy production, releasing enormous amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) that drive climate change effects as well as contributing to severe air pollution in many countries. Hence, drastic reduction of CO2 emissions, especially from fossil fuels, is essential to tackle anthropogenic climate change. To reduce CO2 emissions and to cope with the ever-growing demand for energy, it is essential to develop renewable energy sources, of which biofuels will form an important contribution. In this Essay, liquid biofuels from first to fourth generation are discussed in detail alongside their industrial development and policy implications, with a focus on the transport sector as a complementary solution to other environmentally friendly technologies, such as electric cars.
AB - AU The:steady Pleaseconfirmthatallheadinglevelsarerepresentedcorrectly increase in human population and a rising standard : of living heighten global demand for energy. Fossil fuels account for more than three-quarters of energy production, releasing enormous amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) that drive climate change effects as well as contributing to severe air pollution in many countries. Hence, drastic reduction of CO2 emissions, especially from fossil fuels, is essential to tackle anthropogenic climate change. To reduce CO2 emissions and to cope with the ever-growing demand for energy, it is essential to develop renewable energy sources, of which biofuels will form an important contribution. In this Essay, liquid biofuels from first to fourth generation are discussed in detail alongside their industrial development and policy implications, with a focus on the transport sector as a complementary solution to other environmentally friendly technologies, such as electric cars.
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U2 - 10.1371/JOURNAL.PBIO.3002063
DO - 10.1371/JOURNAL.PBIO.3002063
M3 - Article
C2 - 36996247
AN - SCOPUS:85151315857
SN - 1544-9173
VL - 21
JO - PLoS Biology
JF - PLoS Biology
IS - 3
M1 - e3002063
ER -
