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GROUP 4, SESSION B: CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS 8 th Int. Conference on LCA in the
Agri-Food Sector, 1-4 Oct 2012
99. The construction of a database for the evaluation of greenhouse
gas emissions from cultivation of crops for biofuels in Poland
Magdalena Borzecka-Walker * , Katarzyna Mizak, Antoni Faber, Alina Syp, Rafal Pudelko
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation-State Research Institute, Corresponding author. E-mail:
mwalker@iung.pulawy.pl
Poland, like every other country in the EU is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The main
road leading to this is to be increased use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). In this situation, particularly
important research, studies, analysis and technical-organisational measures aimed at securing the implementation
of its obligations Directive 2009/28/EC of 23 April 2009. From the moment when the Directive comes
into force in order to promote RES, bioethanol or biodesiel must ensure the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions by 35% and from 2017 by 50%, moving up to 60% in 2018 compared to conventional fuels. Reducing
emissions is to be determined by life cycle analysis (LCA).
The study included farms producing raw materials that can be used to produce liquid biofuels. The farms
(1500) producing winter wheat, maize and oilseed rape were selected at random and surveyed thoroughly.
The sample size was set at 3% the number of farms producing or likely to produce raw materials for biofuels
production purposes. These farms produced raw materials in different soils and different weather conditions
between 2005 and 2010 with the exception of extreme conditions (especially farms located in flooded areas
in 2010).
References
Directive 2009/28/EC. The European Parliament and of The Council on the promotion of the use of energy
from renewable sources amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC
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