Published: 10 January 2022
Nature food
Zhongxiao Sun $^{1,2}$, Laura Scherer $^{1}$, Arnold Tukker $^{1,3}$, Seth A. Spawn-Lee $^{4,5}$, Martin Bruckner $^{6}$, Holly K. Gibbs $^{4,5}$ & Paul Behrens $^{1,7}$
Within this economically managed part of the energy sector, renewable energy sources currently provide about 25% of the energy supplied.
A large part of this renewable energy is in the form of biomass energy, either in food crops or in managed forestry providing wood for industrial purposes or for incineration1.
There are two ways to harness solar energy. Passive systems are structures whose design, placement, or materials optimize the use of heat or light directly from the sun.
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago” —Warren Buffett.
Research aim Building a detailed, spatially explicit, internationally trade linked GMRIO of food and energy systems at a ~5arc min(9km) resolution. Exploring current environmental and social footprints of these systems and the threats or opportunities presented by EU net-zero strategies. Incorporating net-zero pathways from the literature into the model from both production and consumption perspectives, and connecting land suitability maps for future renewable energy, mining, and agriculture potentials.
