Emissions virgin biomass

Another factor is the potential economic benefit that may be realized due to possible future environmental regulations from utilizing both waste and virgin biomass as energy resources. Carbon taxes imposed on the use of fossil fuels in the United States to help reduce undesirable automobile and power plant emissions to the atmosphere would provide additional economic incentives to stimulate development of new biomass energy systems. Certain tax credits and subsidies are already available for commercial use of specific types of biomass energy systems (93). 

The increasing demand for plastic may not be completely met by the production of virgin resins from fossil resources. The design of polymeric materials, particularly from recycled material or biomass, provides new interesting prospects and helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions in both cases. 

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