Air quality and climate impacts of biofuel cultivation 1 Kirsti Ashworth, Nick Hewitt, Oliver Wild 2 Gerd Folberth 1 Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University 2 Met Office Hadley Centre
VOCs Cultivation OZONEAEROSOLS CLIMATEAIR QUALITY
Methodology
Biofuel scenarios Scenario DescriptionArea Control CMIP5 SSTs - IGBP vegetation dataset
Biofuel scenarios Scenario Description Area (Mha) Control AMIP SSTs - IGBP vegetation dataset SRCs Extra-tropics 92 Crops/grasses replaced
Biofuel scenarios Scenario Description Area (Mha) Control AMIP SSTs - IGBP vegetation dataset SRCs Extra-tropics 92 Crops/grasses replaced Oil Palm Tropics (~ 15°S to 15°N) 69 Broadleaf trees replaced
Biofuel scenarios Scenario Description Area (Mha) Control AMIP SSTs - IGBP vegetation dataset SRCs Extra-tropics 92 Crops/grasses replaced Oil Palm Tropics (~ 15°S to 15°N) 69 Broadleaf trees replaced
Biofuel scenarios Scenario Description Area (Mha) Control AMIP SSTs - IGBP vegetation dataset SRCs Extra-tropics 92 Crops/grasses replaced Oil Palm Tropics (~ 15°S to 15°N) 69 Broadleaf trees replaced + NOx Processing and fertiliser 69
Results
Global analysis SRCs Oil Palm + NOx
Global analysis SRCs Oil Palm + NOx Fossil fuel replaced 1 %
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx Fossil fuel replaced 1 % Δ isoprene+ 1% Global analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx Fossil fuel replaced 1 % Δ isoprene+ 1% Climate impacts Global analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx Fossil fuel replaced 1 % Δ isoprene+ 1% Climate impacts-- Global analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx Fossil fuel replaced 1 % Δ isoprene+ 1% Air quality Global analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx Fossil fuel replaced 1 % Δ isoprene+ 1% Air quality-- Global analysis
Regional analysis SRCs Oil Palm + NOx
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Planted area (Mha)6927 Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Planted area (Mha)6927 Fuel yield (Mt/y)110 Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Planted area (Mha)6927 Fuel yield (Mt/y)110 Total area (Mha) Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Planted area (Mha)6927 Fuel yield (Mt/y)110 Total area (Mha) Δ O 3 (ppbv) +0.2 Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Planted area (Mha)6927 Fuel yield (Mt/y)110 Total area (Mha) Δ O 3 (ppbv) +0.2 Peak Δ O 3 (ppbv) Regional analysis
July SEAsia NOx
July EU SRC
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Area Δ O 3 (ppbv) +0.2 Peak Δ O 3 (ppbv) Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Area Δ O 3 (ppbv) +0.2 Peak Δ O 3 (ppbv) Veg Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Area Δ O 3 (ppbv) +0.2 Peak Δ O 3 (ppbv) Veg Δ O 3 (ppbv) Regional analysis
SRCs Oil Palm + NOx RegionEuropeSE Asia Area Δ O 3 (ppbv) +0.2 Peak Δ O 3 (ppbv) Veg Δ O 3 (ppbv) Peak Δ O 3 (ppbv) Regional analysis
Conclusions
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