8-3-4 Assessment of Global and Local Benefits of Biogas Projects from Livestock Manure

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to assess global and local benefits of a biogas project in a local area of Japan from environmental aspects. We use a hybrid method that combines both merits of process and input-output analysis to estimate greenhouse gas emission and fossil fuel consumption from a life cycle perspective. The estimation uses primary data on the biogas production from livestock manure in a small town of Hokkaido, Japan.