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15th European biomass conference and exhibition, 7–11 May, 207, Berlin, Germany
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311:506–508
Gerbens-Leenes PW, Hoekstra AY, van der Meer TH (2009a) The water footprint of bioenergy.
PNAS 106(25):10219–10223
Gerbens-Leenes PW, Hoekstra AY, van der Meer TH (2009b) The water footprint of energy from
biomass: a quantitative assessment and consequences of an increasing share of bioenergy in
energy supply. Ecol Econ 68:1052–1060
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan (2010) National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
of JAPAN. Center for Global Environmental Research. http://www-gio.nies.go.jp/aboutghg/
nir/2010/NIR_JPN_2010_v4.0E.pdf
Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of Environment (2006) Report by the Promotion Council
for Eco-Fuel Utilization. http://www.hkd.meti.go.jp/hokne/sui2nd_result/data1_7.pdf
Hammerschlag (2006) Ethanol’s energy return on investment: a survey of the literature
1990- present. Environ Sci Technol 50(6):1744–1750
Hill et al (2006) Environmental, economic, and energetic costs and benefits of biodiesel and ethanol biofuels. PNAS 103(30):11206–11210
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2007) Stability and economic efficiency of domestic
biomass-based fuel supply: biofuel supply potential by utilizing domestic natural resources,
submitted to 11th meeting of Fuel Policy Subcommittee under Advisory Committee for Energy
on 22 Sept. 2007
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2010) Public Notice No. 242, judgment criteria for the
use of non-fossil energy sources by oil refiners (Written in Japanese)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (2010) Environmental impact
assessment report on ethanol production from rice straw. http://lca-forum.org/research/lime/
pdf/04_a.pdf
Prueksakorn K, Gheewala SH (2006) Energy and greenhouse gas implications of biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas L., Proceedings of The 2nd Joint International Conference on
“Sustainable Energy and Environments (SEE 2006)”: Anonymous., Bangkok, Thailand, Nov.
21–23, 2006
Rees WE (1992) Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban economics
leaves out. Environ Urban 4(2):121–130
Searchinger T et al (2008) Use of U.S. croplands for biofuels increases greenhouse gases through
emissions from land-use change. Science 319:1238–1240
Taneda D (2006) Concentrated sulfuric acid biomass ethanol process. Cellulose Commun
13(2):49–52
Tobin J, Fulford DJ (2005) Life cycle assessment of the production of biodiesel from Jatropha.
Msc dissertation. The University of reading, 2005
Toyota Motor Corporation & Mizuho Information and Research Institute (2008) Well-to-wheel
assessment of transportation fuel: study report on well-to-tank GHG emission from transportation fuel production including biofuel (Written in Japanese)
Wackernagel M (1994) Ecological footprint and appropriated carrying capacity: a tool for planning
toward sustainability (PhD thesis). Vancouver, Canada: School of Community and Regional
Planning. The University of British Columbia. OCLC 41839429
Wackernagel M, Rees W (1995) Our ecological footprint: reducing human Impact on the earth.
New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island/Philadelphia
Williams RB, Jenkins BM, Gildart MC (2007) California biofuel goals and production potential.
15th European biomass conference and exhibition, 7–11 May, 207, Berlin, Germany
O. Saito