by Caroline Kennedy | Feb 21, 2025
Wildfires on peatlands can nearly double global fire-driven carbon emissions, requiring centuries to re-sequester carbon (C) losses. Peatland fires require sufficiently hot, dry conditions and/or drainage for the peat to burn. Although these conditions have...
by Caroline Kennedy | Feb 1, 2025
Upscaling perennial biomass crops (PBC) for bioenergy is a key element of decarbonisation plans in the UK. However uptake of PBC by farmers has been historically poor and the bioenergy industry nascent, reflecting international contexts. This has been problematised...
by Caroline Kennedy | Jan 19, 2025
Nature recovery requires the provisioning of resources in the right place and in sufficient quantities to support wildlife populations and improve ecological processes. Agri-environment schemes (AES) have been a major mechanism for delivering environmental management...
by Helen Bunting | Jan 16, 2025
In January 2025, representatives from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), CO2RE and the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) held a workshop on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and engineered greenhouse...
by Caroline Kennedy | Dec 18, 2024
Miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus) and Willow (Salix spp.) are promising bioenergy crops due to their high biomass yields and adaptability to diverse climatic conditions. This study applies the MiscanFor/SalixFor models to assess the sustainability of these crops...
