The Importance of Wooden Biomass in the Transition to a Bioeconomy in Latvia
The EU Green Deal advocates decarbonizing the EU’s energy sector, largely by transitioning to renewable sources. Latvia aims to increase renewable energy production by 10% by 2030, prioritizing biomass from forests and wood for bioenergy. This paper evaluates implementing a tax on non-biobased ener...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Bio-based and Applied Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/bae/article/view/16107 |
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| Summary: | The EU Green Deal advocates decarbonizing the EU’s energy sector, largely by transitioning to renewable sources. Latvia aims to increase renewable energy production by 10% by 2030, prioritizing biomass from forests and wood for bioenergy. This paper evaluates implementing a tax on non-biobased energy alongside a subsidy for biobased energy, particularly wood biomass, to promote its substitution as a step towards climate neutrality and energy self-sufficiency. Additionally, it examines technological advancements in the bioenergy sector. Using an applied general equilibrium model and 2015 supply and use data, the study assumes a nested production structure, enabling explicit substitution between domestic and imported inputs. Given Latvia’s heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels, these measures could lead to an 18% increase in bioenergy production, reducing CO2 emissions by 0.5 - 3.2%, and reducing fossil fuel imports by 1.04 – 3.9%.
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| ISSN: | 2280-6180 2280-6172 |