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Bioenergy in Mexico: Status and perspective
Author(s) -
AlemánNava Gibrán S.,
MenesesJácome Alexander,
CárdenasChávez Diana L.,
DíazChavez Rocío,
Scarlat Nicolae,
Dallemand JeanFrancois,
OrnelasSoto Nancy,
GarcíaArrazola Roeb,
Parra Roberto
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1932-1031
pISSN - 1932-104X
DOI - 10.1002/bbb.1523
Subject(s) - biorefining , renewable energy , bioenergy , natural resource economics , greenhouse gas , bioproducts , fossil fuel , sustainability , biofuel , business , government (linguistics) , economics , engineering , ecology , waste management , linguistics , philosophy , electrical engineering , biorefinery , biology
Mexico's government has introduced a Law on Climate Change that is unique worldwide; it establishes targets for greenhouse gases reductions at the same level of developed countries despite being an emerging country. This reform represents a crucial challenge for the electrical and transport sectors largely dependent on fossil energy since Mexico is the ninth‐largest oil producer in the world. Local industry and academic sectors are called to lead the introduction of renewable energy sources, and particularly to enhance the share of energy from biomass in the local energy basket. Thus, this paper outlines the baseline on regulatory, energy, and carbon markets, and the scientific capacity to increase bioenergy utilization in Mexico. Furthermore, it opens a discussion about the steps forward with regard to sustainability and research needs, emphasizing some priorities and principles to develop a bioenergy system environmentally compatible in this country. © 2014 The Authors. Biofuels, Bioproducts, Biorefining published by Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.