Biomass

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

• Biofuel
• Carbon sequestration
• Carbon sink
• Corporate social responsibility
• Environmental concerns
• Fossil fuel
• Greenhouse gas
• Renewables