Prof. dr. Birka Wicke

 
UU
UU
Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
3584 CB Utrecht

Prof. dr. Birka Wicke

UU
b.wicke@uu.nl

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Publications

2022

Scholarly publications

Ramirez-Contreras, N. E., Fontanilla-Díaz, C. A., Pardo, L. E., Delgado, T., Munar-Florez, D., Wicke, B., Ruíz-Delgado, J., van der Hilst, F., Garcia-Nuñez, J. A., Mosquera-Montoya, M., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2022). Integral analysis of environmental and economic performance of combined agricultural intensification & bioenergy production in the Orinoquia region. Journal of Environmental Management, 303, [114137]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114137

2021

Scholarly publications

Mandley, S. J., Wicke, B., Junginger, H. M., vuuren, D. P. V., & Daioglou, V. (2021). Integrated assessment of the role of bioenergy within the EU energy transition targets to 2050. GCB Bioenergy. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12908
Mouratiadou, I., Latka, C., van der Hilst, F., Müller, C., Berges, R., Bodirsky, B. L., Ewert, F., Faye, B., Heckelei, T., Hoffmann, M., Lehtonen, H., Lorite, I. J., Nendel, C., Palosuo, T., Rodríguez, A., Rötter, R. P., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Stella, T., Webber, H., & Wicke, B. (2021). Quantifying sustainable intensification of agriculture: The contribution of metrics and modelling. Ecological Indicators, 129, 1-16. [107870]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107870
Ramírez-Contreras, N. E., Munar-Florez, D., Hilst, F. V. D., Espinosa, J. C., Ocampo-Duran, Á., Ruíz-Delgado, J., Molina-López, D. L., Wicke, B., Garcia-Nunez, J. A., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2021). GHG Balance of Agricultural Intensification & Bioenergy Production in the Orinoquia Region, Colombia. Land, 10(3), 1-30. [289]. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10030289

2020

Scholarly publications

Wicke, B., Kluts, I., & Lesschen, J. P. (2020). Bioenergy potential and greenhouse gas emissions from intensifying european temporary grasslands. Land, 9(11), [457]. https://doi.org/10.3390/land9110457
Vera, I., Wicke, B., & Hilst, F. V. D. (2020). Spatial Variation in Environmental Impacts of Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil. Land, 9(10), [397]. https://doi.org/10.3390/land9100397
Brinkman, M., Levin-Koopman, J., Wicke, B., Shutes, L., Kuiper, M., Faaij, A., & van der Hilst, F. (2020). The distribution of food security impacts of biofuels, a Ghana case study. Biomass and Bioenergy, 141, [105695]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105695
Wicke, B., Smeets, E., Dornburg, V., Vashev, B., Gaiser, T., Turkenburg, W., & Faaij, A. (2020). Correction: The global technical and economic potential of bioenergy from salt-affected soils. Energy and Environmental Science, 13(8), [2585]. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ee90035d
Mandley, S. J., Daioglou, V., Wicke, B., van Vuuren, D. P., & Junginger, H. M. (2020). Eu Bioenergy In 2050: The What, Where And Why - An Assessment of Global and Regional Climate Policy on Future EU Bioenergy Consumption, Trade Requirements and Mitigation Potential. Abstract from e-EUBCE 2020 28th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition.
Mandley, S. J., Daioglou, V., Junginger, H. M., van Vuuren, D. P., & Wicke, B. (2020). EU bioenergy development to 2050. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 127, [109858]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.109858

Professional publications

Wilde-Ramsing, J. (Author), Booth, K. (Author), Wicke, B. (Author), & Ingrams, M. (Author). (2020). Blog: Corporate accountability and the just transition: Frameworks for holding corporations accountable for climate change (Opinion). Web publication/site, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.

2019

Scholarly publications

Wicke, B., & Susanti, A. (2019). Interdisciplinarity for a transition towards more sustainable production of palm oil. Abstract from LANDac Annual International Conference 2019.
Mouratiadou, I., Stella, T., Gaiser, T., Wicke, B., Nendel, C., Ewert, F., & van der Hilst, F. (2019). Sustainable intensification of crop residue exploitation for bioenergy: Opportunities and challenges. GCB Bioenergy, 12(1), 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12649
Brinkman, M. L. J., Wicke, B., Faaij, A. P. C., & van der Hilst, F. (2019). Projecting socio-economic impacts of bioenergy: Current status and limitations of ex-ante quantification methods. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 115, [109352]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.109352
Daioglou, V., Doelman, J. C., Wicke, B., Faaij, A., & van Vuuren, D. P. (2019). Integrated assessment of biomass supply and demand in climate change mitigation scenarios. Global Environmental Change, 54, 88-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.11.012

Popularising publications

Wassen, M. J., Verweij, P. A., Wicke, B., Dekker, S. C., van der Hilst, F., Turnhout, E., Behagel, J., & Visseren-Hamaker, I. (2019). Koop geen sojabonen meer uit ontbost gebied en nog vijf tips. NRC/Handelsblad. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/06/12/koop-geen-sojabonen-meer-uit-ontbost-gebied-en-nog-vijf-tips-a3963488

2018

Scholarly publications

van der Hilst, F., Hoefnagels, E. T. A., Junginger, H. M., Londo, H. M., Shen, L., & Wicke, B. (2018). Biomass Provision and Use, Sustainability Aspects. In R. A. Meyers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology (pp. 1-30). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1048-1
Brinkman, M. L. J., van der Hilst, F., Faaij, A. P. C., & Wicke, B. (2018). Low-ILUC-risk rapeseed biodiesel: potential and indirect GHG emission effects in Eastern Romania. Biofuels, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2018.1464873
Brinkman, M. L. J., da Cunha, M. P., Heijnen, S., Wicke, B., Guilhoto, J. J. M., Walter, A., Faaij, A. P. C., & van der Hilst, F. (2018). Interregional assessment of socio-economic effects of sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 88, 347-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.02.014
Goh, C. S., Junginger, M., Potter, L., Faaij, A., & Wicke, B. (2018). Identifying key factors for mobilising under-utilised low carbon land resources: A case study on Kalimantan. Land Use Policy, 70, 198-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.10.016

2017

Scholarly publications

Daioglou, V., Doelman, J. C., Stehfest, E., Müller, C., Wicke, B., Faaij, A., & van Vuuren, D. P. (2017). Greenhouse gas emission curves for advanced biofuel supply chains. Nature Climate Change, 7, 920-924. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-017-0006-8
Gerssen-Gondelach, S. J., Lauwerijssen, R. B. G., Havlík, P., Herrero, M., Valin, H., Faaij, A. P. C., & Wicke, B. (2017). Intensification pathways for beef and dairy cattle production systems: Impacts on GHG emissions, land occupation and land use change. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 240, 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.02.012
Brinkman, M. L. J., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2017). Low-ILUC-risk ethanol from Hungarian maize. Biomass and Bioenergy, 99, 57-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.02.006
Kluts, I., Wicke, B., Leemans, R., & Faaij, A. (2017). Sustainability constraints in determining European bioenergy potential: A review of existing studies and steps forward. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 69, 719-734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.036
Goh, C. S., Wicke, B., Potter, L., Faaij, A., Zoomers, A., & Junginger, M. (2017). Exploring under-utilised low carbon land resources from multiple perspectives: Case studies on regencies in Kalimantan. Land Use Policy, 60, 150-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.10.033
Gerssen - Gondelach, S., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2017). GHG emissions and other environmental impacts of indirect land use change mitigation. GCB Bioenergy [E], 9(4), 725-742. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12394
Van der Laan, C., Wicke, B., Verweij, P. A., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2017). Mitigation of unwanted direct and indirect land-use change - an integrated approach illustrated for palm oil, pulpwood, rubber and rice production in North and East Kalimantan, Indonesia. GCB Bioenergy [E], 9(2), 429-444. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12353

2016

Scholarly publications

Goh, C. S., Wicke, B., Verstegen, J., Faaij, A., & Junginger, M. (2016). Linking carbon stock change from land-use change to consumption of agricultural products: A review with Indonesian palm oil as a case study. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.055
Goh, C. S., Wicke, B., Faaij, A., Bird, D. N., Schwaiger, H., & Junginger, M. (2016). Linking carbon stock change from land-use change to consumption of agricultural products: Alternative perspectives. Journal of Environmental Management, 182, 542-556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.004
Gerssen - Gondelach, S., Wicke, B., Borzęcka-Walker, M., Pudełko, R., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2016). Bioethanol potential from miscanthus with low ILUC risk in the province of Lublin, Poland. GCB Bioenergy [E], 8(5), 909-924. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12306
Daioglou, V., Stehfest, E., Wicke, B., Faaij, A., & van Vuuren, D. (2016). Projections of the availability and cost of residues from agriculture and forestry. GCB Bioenergy [E], 8(2), 456-470. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12285
Batidzirai, B., Valk, M., Wicke, B., Junginger, H. M., Daioglou, V., Faaij, A., & Euler, W. (2016). Current and future technical, economic and environmental feasibility of maize and wheat residues supply for biomass energy application: Illustrated for South Africa. Biomass and Bioenergy, 92, 106-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.06.010

2015

Scholarly publications

Brinkman, M. L. J., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. (2015). Land use savings as a result of biofuel chain – animal feed integration. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Daioglou, V., Wicke, B., Faaij, A. P. C., & van Vuuren, D. P. (2015). Competing Uses of Biomass and the Implications for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (pp. 1420-1421) https://doi.org/10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-4DO.4.1
Gondelach, S. J., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2015). Comparing Costs, Emissions and Emission Abatement Costs for Heat, Power, Fuels and Materials. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Gondelach, S. J., Wicke, B., Borzęcka-Walker, M., Pudełko, R., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2015). Low-ILUC-risk Bioethanol Production Potential in the Province of Lublin, Poland. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (pp. 251-252) https://doi.org/10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-1CV.3.11
Daioglou, V., Stehfest, E., Wicke, B., Faaij, A. P. C., & van Vuuren, D. P. (2015). Long Term Projections of Agricultural and Forestry Residues. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (pp. 51-52) https://doi.org/10.5071/23rdEUBCE2015-1BO.5.1
Gerssen-Gondelach, S., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. (2015). Assessment of driving factors for yield and productivity developments in crop and cattle production as key to increasing sustainable biomass potentials. Food and Energy Security, 4(1), 36-75. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.53
Kluts, I. N., Wicke, B., Leemans, R., & Faaij, A. (2015). Sustainability Constraints to Land Availability for Energy Cropping in Europe: A Review. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Wicke, B. (2015). Prevention of indirect land use change: Policy and governance options. In Proceedings of the 23rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Brinkman, M. L. J., Wicke, B., Gerssen-Gondelach, S., van der Laan, C., & Faaij, A. (2015). Methodology for assessing and quantifying ILUC prevention options: ILUC Prevention Project – Methodology report. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. http://www.uu.nl/en/files/20150106-iluc-methodology-reportpdf
Brinkman, M. L. J., Pişcă, I., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. (2015). ILUC prevention strategies for sustainable biofuels: Case study on the biodiesel production potential from rapeseed with low ILUC risk in Eastern Romania. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. http://www.uu.nl/en/files/20150402-iluc-roemenie-reportpdf
Brinkman, M. L. J., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. (2015). ILUC prevention strategies for sustainable biofuels: Case study on the production potential of low-ILUC-risk bioethanol from Hungarian corn. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. http://www.uu.nl/en/files/20150527-iluc-hongarije-reportpdf
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/327844/20150527_iluc_hongarije_report.pdf?sequence=1
Wicke, B., van der Hilst, F., Daioglou, V., Banse, M., Beringer, T., Gerssen - Gondelach, S., Heijnen, S., Karssenberg, D., Laborde, D., Lippe, M., van Meijl, H., Nassar, A., Powell, J., Prins, A. G., Rose, S. N. K., Smeets, E. M. W., Stehfest, E., Tyner, W. E., Verstegen, J. A., ... Faaij, A. P. C. (2015). Model collaboration for the improved assessment of biomass supply, demand, and impacts. GCB Bioenergy [E], 7(3), 422-437. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12176
Daioglou, V., Wicke, B., Faaij, A., & van Vuuren, D. (2015). Competing uses of biomass for energy and chemicals: Implications for long-term global CO2 mitigation potential. GCB Bioenergy [E], 7(6), 1321-1334. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12228

Popularising publications

van der Hilst, F., Wicke, B., Hoefnagels, E. T. A., & Junginger, H. M. (2015). KNAW polariseert debat. NRC Handelsblad, Wetenschap; Blz 10.

Other output

Brinkman, M. L. J., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. (2015). How to avoid indirect land use change from biofuel production? – Illustrated for Hungary. Poster session presented at EUBCE, Vienna, Austria.

2014

Scholarly publications

Eakin, H., DeFries, R., Kerr, S., Lambin, E. F., Liu, J., Marcotullio, P. J., Messerli, P., Reenberg, A., Rueda, X., Swaffield, S. R., Wicke, B., & Zimmerer, K. (2014). Significance of telecoupling for exploration of land-use change. In K. C. Seto (Ed.), Rethinking Global Land Use in an Urban Era (pp. 141-161). MIT Press.
Wicke, B. (2014). Palm oil as a case study of distal land connections. In K. C. Seto (Ed.), Rethinking Global Land Use in an Urban Era (pp. 163-180). MIT Press.
Gerssen-Gondelach, S. J., Saygin, D., Wicke, B., Patel, M. K., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2014). Competing uses of biomass: Assessment and comparison of the performance of bio-based heat, power, fuels and materials. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 40, 964-998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.197
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/308695/Gerssen_Gondelach_2014.pdf?sequence=4
Daioglou, V., Faaij, A. P. C., Saygin, D., Patel, M. K., Wicke, B., & van Vuuren, D. P. (2014). Energy demand and emissions of the non-energy sector. Energy and Environmental Science, 7(2), 482-498. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ee42667j

2013

Scholarly publications

Pawelzik, P., Carus, M., Hotchkiss, J., Narayan, R., Selke, S., Wellisch, M., Weiss, M., Wicke, B., & Patel, M. K. (2013). Critical aspects in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of bio-based materials – Reviewing methodologies and deriving recommendations. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 73(April 2013), 211-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.02.006
Wicke, B., Smeets, E. M. W., Razzaque, A., Stille, L., Singh, R. K., Awan, A. R., Mahmoodi, K., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2013). Biomass production in agroforestry and forestry systems on salt-affected soils in South Asia: Exploration of the GHG balance and economic performance of three case studies. Journal of Environmental Management, 127(September 2013), 324-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.060

2012

Scholarly publications

Wicke, B., Verweij, P. A., van Meijl, H., van Vuuren, D. P., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2012). Indirect land use change: review of existing models and strategies for mitigation. Biofuels, 3(1), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.4155/bfs.11.154

Other output

Gerssen, S. J., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2012). Competing uses for biomass: comparing costs, emissions and emission abatement costs of producing heat, power, fuels and materials. Poster session presented at 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Milan, Italy.
Gerssen - Gondelach, S., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2012). Comparing costs, emissions and emission abatement costs of producing heat, power, fuels and materials. 5 pp.. Abstract from 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Milan, Italy.

2011

Scholarly publications

Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2011). Bioenergy production potentials from degraded and marginal land. In Proceedings of the 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Wicke, B., Smeets, E. M. W., Watson, H., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2011). The current bioenergy production potential of semi-arid and arid regions in sub-Saharan Africa. Biomass and Bioenergy, 35(7), 2773-2786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.03.010
Wicke, B., Smeets, E. M. W., Dornburg, V., Vashev, B., Gaiser, T., Turkenburg, W. C., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2011). The global technical and economic potential of bioenergy from salt-affected soils. Energy and Environmental Science, 4(8), 2669-2681. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1EE01029H
Wicke, B. (2011). Bioenergy production on degraded and marginal land. Utrecht University.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/203772/wicke.pdf?sequence=2
Stille, L., Smeets, E. M. W., Wicke, B., Singh, R., & Singh, G. (2011). The economic performance of four (agro-) forestry systems on alkaline soils in the state of Haryana in India. Energy for Sustainable Development, 15(4), 388-397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2011.08.002
Wicke, B., Sikkema, R., Dornburg, V., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2011). Exploring land use changes and the role of palm oil production in Indonesia and Malaysia. Land Use Policy, 28(1), 193-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2010.06.001

2009

Scholarly publications

Wicke, B., Dornburg, V., Smeets, E. M. W., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2009). Global Biomass Production Potential of Biosaline Agroforestry. In Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference - Meeting the Global Challenge
Wicke, B., Dornburg, V., Smeets, E. M. W., van der Hilst, F., Junginger, H. M., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2009). Global biomass production potential of biosaline agroforestry - Preliminary results from the BIOSAFOR project. In Proceedings of the 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Wicke, B., Smeets, E. M. W., Tabeau, A., Hilbert, J., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2009). Macroeconomic impacts of bioenergy production on surplus agricultural land: a case study of Argentina. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 13(9), 2463-2473.

2008

Scholarly publications

Dornburg, V., Faaij, A. P. C., Wicke, B., Smeets, E. M. W., Dawe, D., Salvatore, M., Maltsoglou, I., Felix, E., Tschirley, J., & von Brandt, A. (2008). Modelling the Bioenergy and Food Security Nexus: An Analytical Framework. FAO.
Wicke, B., Dornburg, V., Junginger, H. M., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2008). GHG Implications of Palm Oil Energy Systems. In Proceedings of the 16th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (pp. 206-212).
Kaper, A. A., Junginger, H. M., Wicke, B., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2008). The Environmental Effects of Land Use Changes in Indonesia and Future Sustainability of Palm Oil Production. In Proceedings of the 16th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (pp. 199-201).
Wicke, B., Sikkema, R., Dornburg, V., Junginger, H. M., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2008). Drivers of land use change and the role of palm oil production in Indonesia and Malaysia : overview of past developments and future projections : final report. Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University.
Wicke, B., Dornburg, V., Junginger, H. M., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2008). Different palm oil production systems for energy purposes and their greenhouse gas implications. Biomass and Bioenergy, 32(12), 1322-1337.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/32968/NWS-E-2008-120.pdf?sequence=1
Wicke, B., Sikkema, R., Dornburg, V., Junginger, H. M., & Faaij, A. P. C. (2008). Land Use Change and Palm Oil Production in Indonesia and Malaysia: Overview of past developments and future possibilities. In Proceedings of the 16th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (pp. 178-182).

2007

Scholarly publications

Faaij, A. P. C., Wicke, B., Smeets, E. M. W., Tabeau, A., & Hilbert, J. (2007). The socio-economic impacts of large-scale land use change and export-oriented bio-energy production in Argentina. In K. Maniatis (Ed.), From research to market development : proceedings of the international conference held in Berlin, Germany, 7 - 11 May 2007 (pp. 3031-3035). ETA-Renewable Energies.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/27377/NWS-E-2007-172.pdf?sequence=1
Wicke, B., Dornburg, V., Faaij, A. P. C., & Junginger, H. M. (2007). A greenhouse gas balance of electricity production from co-firing palm oil products from Malaysia. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development and Innovation, Department of Science, Technology and Society.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/27174/NWS-E-2007-33.pdf?sequence=1

2006

Other output

Wicke, B., Faaij, A. P. C., Smeets, E. M. W., Tabeau, A., & Hilbert, J. (2006). Large-scale land use change and export-oriented bio-energy production in Argentina. Poster session presented at Innovation for Development day 2006-Fuelling the future, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PhD thesis
Wicke, B. Bioenergy production on degraded and marginal land: Assessing its potentials, economic performance and environmental impacts for different settings and geographical scales. PhD thesis. Promoters: A.P.C. Faaij and W.C. Turkenburg. Copernicus Insitute, Utrecht University, 2011, p.204.