New market drivers are currently being implemented to stimulate additional investment in technologies and energy sources which result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions. In addition there is a rising demand from stakeholders and customers for information about the...
Many sugar industry programs, such as BSES’s SmartCane program and the Reef Rescue ABCD Framework, promote progressive cane-growing practices. While the economic implications of transition towards progressive practices are starting to be understood, less is...
The Australian sugar industry faces continuing expectations to demonstrate environmentally sustainable sugarcane growing. In response, BSES Limited and the University of Queensland, with funding from the Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC), have...
This paper reports the findings of a project that examined the environmental implications of producing bio-energy and bio-materials from Australian sugarcane. Life cycle assessment (LCA) was used to quantify some of the environmental impacts of a diversified sugar...
This paper reports the results of a detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) of sugarcane production and processing in Queensland. The work is part of an ongoing postgraduate research project examining the environmental implications of alternative sugarcane production...
