Imperial College London
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DrRaphaelSlade

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Snr Research Fellow (IPCC Working Group III Head of TSU Sci)
 
 
 
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@inproceedings{McLaughlin:2015:10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-4AV.3.20,
author = {McLaughlin, O and Mawhood, B and Jamieson, C and Slade, R},
doi = {10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-4AV.3.20},
publisher = {EUBCE},
title = {Rice straw for bioenergy: the effectiveness of policymaking and implementation in Asia},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-4AV.3.20},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Globally, rice straw is the third largest agricultural residue, behind sugarcane bagasse and maize straw.Approximately one billion tonnes of rice straw are produced annually, but only a small proportion of this is used. Theprimary management strategies of rice straw farmers are burning in the fields and mulching. Burning producesharmful carcinogenic and greenhouse gas emissions and mulching releases high levels of methane which have aneven greater greenhouse gas effect than the CO2 released from burning. In comparison, using rice straw for bioenergyhas considerable advantages.This study examines the barriers to the use of rice straw for bioenergy, and the effectiveness of the existing policymechanisms in seven major rice producing nations: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailandand Vietnam.Data on policy effectiveness was obtained from semi-structured interviews with experts on rice straw use, basedat the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) based in the Philippines. This was combined with a detailedevaluation of existing government policies and a ranking exercise to identify which policy aspects were consideredmost successful to prohibit burning and encourage bioenergy use.Barriers to the widespread use of rice straw which can be categorised into biochemical, logistical andinfrastructural. The biochemical barriers include the low nutritive quality, high lignin and silica content whichcomplicates the breaking down of rice straw into its useful components. The logistical barriers are the wide dispersalof rice straw and intra-annual fluctuations in availability and the resulting issues created in transporting the resourcein sufficient quantity to where it can be utilised at the right time. The final group of barriers include the culturalpractices of rice straw farmers, fossil fuel subsidies skewing the market and the support systems in place forconventional substitutes of rice straw products, such as the infrastructure in place to proces
AU  - McLaughlin,O
AU  - Mawhood,B
AU  - Jamieson,C
AU  - Slade,R
DO  - 10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-4AV.3.20
PB  - EUBCE
PY  - 2015///
TI  - Rice straw for bioenergy: the effectiveness of policymaking and implementation in Asia
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-4AV.3.20
ER  -
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