Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Cherubini, Francesco"
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From remotely‐sensed data of Norwegian boreal forests to fast and flexible models for estimating surface albedo
Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco; Vezhapparambu, Sajith; Strømman, Anders Hammer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The importance to consider changes in surface albedo and go beyond simple carbon accounting when assessing climate change impacts of forestry and land use activities is increasingly recognized. However, representation of ... -
Global climate impacts of forest bioenergy: what, when and how to measure?
Cherubini, Francesco; Bright, Ryan M.; Strømman, Anders Hammer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Environmental impact studies of forest bioenergy systems usually account for CO2 emissions and removals and identify the so-called carbon debt of bioenergy through comparison with a reference system. This approach is based ... -
Global guidance on environmental life cycle impact assessment indicators: impacts of climate change, fine particulate matter formation, water consumption and land use
Jolliet, Olivier; Antón, Assumpció; Boulay, Anne-Marie; Cherubini, Francesco; Fantke, Peter; Levasseur, Annie; McKone, Thomas E.; Michelsen, Ottar; Milà i Canals, Llorenç; Motoshita, Masaharu; Pfister, Stephan; Verones, Francesca; Vigon, Bruce; Frischknecht, Rolf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose Guidance is needed on best-suited indicators to quantify and monitor the man-made impacts on human health, biodiversity and resources. Therefore, the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative initiated a global consensus ... -
Global spatially explicit CO2 emission metrics for forest bioenergy
Cherubini, Francesco; Huijbregts, Mark; Kindermann, Georg; Van Zelm, Rosalie; Van Der Velde, Marijn; Stadler, Konstantin; Strømman, Anders Hammer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Emission metrics aggregate climate impacts of greenhouse gases to common units such as CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq.). Examples include the global warming potential (GWP), the global temperature change potential (GTP) and the ... -
How do different nitrogen application levels and irrigation practices impact biological nitrogen fixation and its distribution in paddy system?
Zhang, Yanhui; Hu, Tianlong; Wang, Hui; Jin, Haiyang; Liu, Qi; Lin, Zhibin; Liu, Benjuan; Liu, Hongtao; Chen, Zhe; Lin, Xinwu; Wang, Xiaojie; Ma, Jing; Sun, Delin; Sun, Xiaoli; Tang, Haoye; Bei, Qicheng; Cherubini, Francesco; Arp, Hans Peter; Xie, Zubin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background and aims Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in paddy systems is impacted by nitrogen application levels and irrigation strategies, but the extent to which these factors influence BNF and its distribution in ... -
The impact of interventions in the global land and agri-food sectors on Nature’s Contributions to People and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
McElwee, Pamela; Calvin, Katherine; Campbell, Donovan; Cherubini, Francesco; Grassi, Giacomo; Korotkov, Vladimir; Le Hoang, Anh; Lwasa, Shuaib; Nkem, Johnson; Nkonya, Ephraim; Saigusa, Nobuko; Soussana, Jean‐Francois; Taboada, Miguel Angel; Manning, Frances C.; Nampanzira, Dorothy; Smith, Pete (Journal article, 2020)Interlocked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation require transformative interventions in the land management and food production sectors to reduce carbon emissions, strengthen adaptive ... -
Impacts of idealized land cover changes on climate extremes in Europe
Hu, Xiangping; Huang, Bo; Cherubini, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Extremes in climate and weather can pose significant challenges to economy, ecosystems and human health. Changes in land cover are one of the drivers for variability in frequency and magnitude of extreme climate at regional ... -
Integrating impacts on climate change and biodiversity from forest harvest in Norway
Iordan, Cristina Maria; Verones, Francesca; Cherubini, Francesco (Journal article, 2018)Forest ecosystems provide a variety of services, from climate regulation to biodiversity conservation. Temporary land cover variations such as those related to forest management can contribute to climate change through ... -
The land–energy–water nexus of global bioenergy potentials from abandoned cropland
Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Bioenergy is a key option in climate change mitigation scenarios. Growing perennial grasses on recently abandoned cropland is a near-term strategy for gradual bioenergy deployment with reduced risks for food security and ... -
Life cycle assessment of sewage sludge treatment methods for negative emissions and abatement of hazardous contaminants
Rognan, Marit Salome (Master thesis, 2021)Behandling og bruk av avløpsslam utnytter generelt ikke all energien og næringsstoffene som finnes i slammet, og fører dessuten til utslipp av klimagasser og forurensende stoffer. Denne studien studerer behandlingsmetoder ... -
Life-Cycle Assessment of a biogas power plant with application of different climate metrics and inclusion of near-term climate forcers
Iordan, Cristina Maria (Master thesis, 2016)In this project we investigate the environmental sustainability associated with the production of electricity through anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and other organic wastes under Norwegian conditions. We provide ... -
Life-Cycle Assessment of alternative bio-fuelled cement plants for negative emissions
Heggvoll, Solveig (Master thesis, 2020)Sementindustrien star for store mengder CO ˚ 2-utslipp arlig, og er i dag ansvarlig for om lag ˚ 8% av de globale menneskeskapte CO2-utslippene. Ettersom behovet for sement er antatt a øke i ˚ arene fremover er det viktig ... -
Meta-analysis of leaf area index, canopy height and root depth of three bioenergy crops and their effects on land surface modeling
Urrego, Johana Paola Forero; Huang, Bo; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The expected large-scale expansion of biofuel production in climate change mitigation scenarios calls for improvements in the representation of bioenergy crops in land surface models. Leaf area index (LAI), canopy height ... -
Norwegian Waste-to-Energy: Climate change, circular economy and carbon capture and storage
Lausselet, Carine; Cherubini, Francesco; Oreggioni, Gabriel David; del Alamo Serrano, Gonzalo; Becidan, Michael; Hu, Xiangping; Rørstad, Per Kr.; Strømman, Anders Hammer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Recently, the European Commission has adopted a Circular Economy package. In addition, climate change is regarded as a major global challenge, and the de-carbonization of the energy sector requires a massive transformation ... -
Optimal combination of bioenergy and solar photovoltaic for renewable energy production on abandoned cropland
Leirpoll, Malene Eldegard; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Cavalett, Otávio; Dorber, Martin; Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Ambitious climate change mitigation scenarios require large-scale deployment of bioenergy and solar photovoltaics. Utilizing recently abandoned cropland for renewable energy production is a promising option for energy ... -
Optimal combination of bioenergy and solar photovoltaic on abandoned cropland for renewable energy production
Leirpoll, Malene Eldegard (Master thesis, 2020)Transformasjonen av globale energisystem er framleis langt frå nivåa som krevjast for å stabilisere den globale oppvarminga til 1.5 grader Celsius i forhald til den førindustrielle æra. Dei mest ambisiøse scenario for ... -
Overview of recent land cover changes in the biodiversity hotspots
Hu, Xiangping; Huang, Bo; Verones, Francesca; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco (Research report, 2020)Biodiversity hotspots are the most biologically rich, yet threatened, terrestrial regions. From 1992 to 2015, they underwent 148 Mha of land cover changes, including forest losses (56 Mha, of which 40 Mha caused by ... -
Overview of recent land cover changes, forest harvest areas, and soil erosion trends in Nordic countries
Zhou, Na; Hu, Xiangping; Byskov, Ingvild; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Wu, Qiaosheng; Zhao, Wenwu; Cherubini, Francesco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Mapping spatiotemporal land cover changes offers opportunities to better understand trends and drivers of environmental change and helps to identify more sustainable land management strategies. This study investigates the ... -
Overview of recent land‐cover changes in biodiversity hotspots
Hu, Xiangping; Huang, Bo; Verones, Francesca; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Between 1992 and 2015, nearly 148 million hectares (Mha) within biodiversity hotspots – biologically rich but threatened terrestrial regions – worldwide underwent land‐cover changes, equating to 6% of the total areal extent ...