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Front Cover -- DECARBONIZATION STRATEGIES AND DRIVERS TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY -- DECARBONIZATION STRATEGIES AND DRIVERS TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the editors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A - Strategies for decarbonization -- One - Bioenergy's role in the path to decarbonization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Carbon cycle balance and the role of bioenergy -- 2.1 Photosynthesis and carbon sequestration -- 2.2 Respiration and decomposition -- 2.3 Bioenergy and the closed-loop concept -- 2.4 Challenges to the balanced carbon cycle -- 2.5 Enhancing the carbon balance -- 2.6 Comparison with fossil fuels -- 3 Replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy -- 3.1 Bioethanol and biodiesel: Alternatives for transportation -- 3.2 Biogas: A substitute for natural gas -- 3.3 Biomass: A renewable answer to coal -- 4 Integrated systems of bioenergy and carbon capture and storage -- 5 Challenges and considerations in bioenergy production -- 5.1 Land use -- 5.2 Water -- 5.3 Lifecycle emissions -- 6 Innovative solutions in the realm of bioenergy -- 7 Policy recommendations -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Two - Nonfossil energy targets for environmental sustainability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Green New Deal and nonfossil energy targets -- 3 Energy transition: Challenges and possibilities -- 3.1 Management models and new technologies -- 3.2 Distribution of renewable sources -- 3.3 Difficulties with raw materials -- 3.4 Tariff policy adjustments -- 4 Final considerations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Three - The role of wind energy to the decarbonization in some Asian countries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The causes of wind energy and characteristics -- 3 The role of wind energy in decarbonization -- 4 The potential wind resources in Asian countries.