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[F1PART 4Default greenhouse gas emissions from the production of biomass
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| Biomass | Default greenhouse gas emissions from the production of biomass (in grams) |
|---|---|
| Wood chips made from residue from forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest | 1 |
| Wood chips made from residue from forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest | 25 |
| Wood chips from short rotation forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest | 4 |
| Wood chips from short rotation forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest | 28 |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 2 |
(a)which are made from residue from forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by wood | |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 20 |
(a)which are made from residue from forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by natural gas | |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 17 |
(a)which are made from residue from forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by wood | |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 35 |
(a)which are made from residue from forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by natural gas | |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 4 |
(a)which are made from short rotation forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by wood | |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 22 |
(a)which are made from short rotation forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by natural gas | |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 22 |
(a)which are made from short rotation forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by wood | |
| Wood briquettes or wood pellets— | 40 |
(a)which are made from short rotation forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest; and (b)where the process to produce the wood briquettes or wood pellets was fuelled by natural gas | |
| Charcoal made from residue from forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest | 41 |
| Charcoal made from residue from forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest | 50 |
| Charcoal made from short rotation forestry carried out in European temperate continental forest | 46 |
| Charcoal made from short rotation forestry carried out in tropical or subtropical forest | 57 |
| Wheat straw | 2 |
| Bagasse briquettes where the process to produce the bagasse briquettes was fuelled by wood | 17 |
| Bagasse briquettes where the process to produce the bagasse briquettes was fuelled by natural gas | 35 |
| Bagasse bales | 20 |
| Palm kernel | 27 |
| Rice husk briquettes | 28 |
| Miscanthus bales | 7 |
| Biogas produced from wet manure | 8 |
| Biogas produced from dry manure | 7 |
| Biogas produced from wheat, where the whole plant was used to produce the biogas | 21 |
| Biogas produced from straw | 21 |
| Biogas produced from maize, where— | 34 |
(a)the whole maize plant was used in the process to produce the biogas; and (b)the maize was not grown by organic farming methods | |
| Biogas produced from maize, where— | 19 |
(a)the whole maize plant was used in the process to produce the biogas; and (b)the maize was grown by organic farming methods] |
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