Biofuels and their connections with the sustainable development goals: a bibliometric and systematic review
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Biofuels and their connections with the sustainable development goals: a bibliometric and systematic review Mateus Torres Nazari1 · Janaína Mazutti1 · Luana Girardi Basso1 · Luciane Maria Colla1 · Luciana Brandli1 Received: 11 August 2020 / Accepted: 18 November 2020 © Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract Renewable energy is crucial nowadays, and among the options, biofuels are evidenced as a promising alternative to reduce the dependence of fossil fuels. However, there is a paucity of works that discuss the real impact of the biofuels on the sustainable development. This paper explores the relation between biofuels and the sustainable development goals (SDGs), seeking to present the main challenges, perspectives, and current developments discussed about them. A systematic review was performed to explore, specifically, the positive and negative impacts of the biofuels production on SDGs. The results show that biofuels contribute to achieving mainly SDG 13 (climate action) and SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), but they also cause negative impacts in other SDGs that vary according to generations. Third-generation biofuels become promising alternatives to increasing sustainable development in this sector. However, they require more research development to reduce production costs and facilitate their commercialization. The gathering of limitations and perspectives highlights a range of opportunities to the research areas that can contribute even more to increasing sustainability in biofuels production and, therefore, in the achievement of the SDGs. Keyword United Nations · 2030 agenda · SDGs · Renewable energy · Clean energy · Bibliometrix
* Luciane Maria Colla [email protected] Mateus Torres Nazari [email protected] Janaína Mazutti [email protected] Luana Girardi Basso [email protected] Luciana Brandli [email protected] 1
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FEAR), University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Postgraduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering (PPGEng), University of Passo Fundo-BR 285, Campus I, G1 Building, Bairro São José, Passo Fundo, RS CEP: 99052‑900‑Zip Code 611, Brazil
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1 Introduction Fossil matrix causes many adverse impacts on the environment. The petroleum chain uses a large quantity of feedstock and inputs, which generates wastes, effluents, and air emissions. Several pollutants are originated and emitted through the use of petroleum derivatives, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), dust and other particles (Grist 2016). Thus, this sector contributes to increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions the occurrence of acid rains, soil contamination, and the modification of surface waters and groundwater quality (Bruckberger et al. 2019; Grist 2016; Hsu and Robinson 2019; Iheony et al. 2019; Konieczny and Krzyśko-Łupicka 2019; Papanikolaou 2016; Şahin et al. 2019). In this sense, the development and use of energy from renewable sources become crucial
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