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1.  ''Environmental concerns - energy - renewable energy - fossil fuels - alternatives - carbon sequestration.''
1.  ''Environmental concerns - energy - renewable energy - fossil fuels - alternatives.''


Plant material used to derive biofuel from - for example by fermentation - or used directly as a fuel itself.
Plant material used to derive biofuel from - for example by fermentation - or used directly as a fuel itself.




2.  ''Environmental concerns - energy - renewable energy - fossil fuels - alternatives - carbon sequestration.''
2.  ''Environmental concerns - carbon sequestration.''


Plant material that stores sequestered carbon, reducing the quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Plant material that stores sequestered carbon, reducing the quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bioenergy]]
* [[Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage]]  (BECCS)
* [[Biofuel]]
* [[Biofuel]]
* [[Carbon sequestration]]
* [[Carbon sequestration]]
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[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 08:45, 6 October 2024

1. Environmental concerns - energy - renewable energy - fossil fuels - alternatives.

Plant material used to derive biofuel from - for example by fermentation - or used directly as a fuel itself.


2. Environmental concerns - carbon sequestration.

Plant material that stores sequestered carbon, reducing the quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.


3. Environmental concerns - ecosystems.

The total mass of living organisms - usually measured in tonnes - in a given environment.

Biomass can be measured for individual species, or in total.


See also