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<p>Transport consumes around one-third of Latvia’s final energy demand being the largest sector that produces greenhouse gas emissions. In Latvia, in the year 2019, the share of renewable energy sources in the transport sector was only 4.8 % of the total gross consumption with a target of 7 % of not food-based biofuels by 2030. To tackle climate change problems, one significant task is reducing pollution in the transport sector by substituting fossil with biomass-based fuels. The goal of this study is to develop a methodology for evaluating biofuel production in Latvia considering economic, social, environmental, and technological aspects. A total of 16 specific criteria were selected for biofuel comparison. The methodology is based on a combination of two quantitative approaches, namely Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Criteria Analysis. The proposed method aims to identify the most sustainable biofuel in Latvia according to a set of specific indicators.</p>
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Transport consumes around one-third of Latvia’s final energy demand being the largest sector that produces greenhouse gas emissions. In Latvia, in the year 2019, the share of renewable energy sources in the transport sector was only 4.8 % of the total gross consumption with a target of 7 % of not food-based biofuels by 2030. To tackle climate change problems, one significant task is reducing pollution in the transport sector by substituting fossil with biomass-based fuels. The goal of this study is to develop a methodology for evaluating biofuel production in Latvia considering economic, social, environmental, and technological aspects. A total of 16 specific criteria were selected for biofuel comparison. The methodology is based on a combination of two quantitative approaches, namely Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Criteria Analysis. The proposed method aims to identify the most sustainable biofuel in Latvia according to a set of specific indicators.

Transportation Biofuels in Latvia: A Life Cycle Thinking Approach

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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Transport consumes around one-third of Latvia’s final energy demand being the largest sector that produces greenhouse gas emissions. In Latvia, in the year...

Transportation Biofuels in Latvia: A Life Cycle Thinking Approach

Publié en ligne: 20 janv. 2023

Pages: 40 - 55

Reçu: 23 déc. 2021

Accepté: 21 févr. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0004

Mots clés
biofuels, Life Cycle Assessment, Multi-Criteria Analysis, environmental aspects

© 2023 Vladimirs Kirsanovs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Transportation Biofuels in Latvia: A Life Cycle Thinking Approach

Publié en ligne: 20 janv. 2023

Pages: 40 - 55

Reçu: 23 déc. 2021

Accepté: 21 févr. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0004

Mots clésbiofuels, Life Cycle Assessment, Multi-Criteria Analysis, environmental aspects

© 2023 Vladimirs Kirsanovs et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
biofuels, Life Cycle Assessment, Multi-Criteria Analysis, environmental aspects