Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Counterfactual Decision Tree
Counterfactual is the term used to describe a "business-as-usual" scenario which used as a baseline to compare against a new project, allowing the calculation of net impacts for a life cycle analysis (LCA). The choice of counterfactual is critical for determining the results from LCA and must be carefully justified to ensure a fair and accurate comparison. Using forest residues as an example, this decision tree illustrates decision points to be considered for sustainable biomass sourcing and provides a framework for estimating the carbon emissions or storage under the "business-as-usual? scenarios for biomass otherwise destined for use in Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) projects.
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AB - Counterfactual is the term used to describe a "business-as-usual" scenario which used as a baseline to compare against a new project, allowing the calculation of net impacts for a life cycle analysis (LCA). The choice of counterfactual is critical for determining the results from LCA and must be carefully justified to ensure a fair and accurate comparison. Using forest residues as an example, this decision tree illustrates decision points to be considered for sustainable biomass sourcing and provides a framework for estimating the carbon emissions or storage under the "business-as-usual” scenarios for biomass otherwise destined for use in Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) projects.
AU - Harman-Ware, Anne E.
A2 - Zhang, Yimin
A3 - Brown, Luca
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - life cycle analysis
KW - decision tree
KW - BiCRS
KW - Biomass
LA - English
DA - 2025/12/18
PY - 2025
PB - National Laboratory of the Rockies
T1 - Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Counterfactual Decision Tree
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8591
ER -
Harman-Ware, Anne E. , et al. Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Counterfactual Decision Tree. National Laboratory of the Rockies, 18 December, 2025, NREL. https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/308.
Harman-Ware, A., Zhang, Y., & Brown, L. (2025). Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Counterfactual Decision Tree. [Data set]. NREL. National Laboratory of the Rockies. https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/308
Harman-Ware, Anne E. , Yimin Zhang, and Luca Brown. Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Counterfactual Decision Tree. National Laboratory of the Rockies, December, 18, 2025. Distributed by NREL. https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/308
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8591,
title = {Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Counterfactual Decision Tree},
author = {Harman-Ware, Anne E. and Zhang, Yimin and Brown, Luca},
abstractNote = {Counterfactual is the term used to describe a "business-as-usual" scenario which used as a baseline to compare against a new project, allowing the calculation of net impacts for a life cycle analysis (LCA). The choice of counterfactual is critical for determining the results from LCA and must be carefully justified to ensure a fair and accurate comparison. Using forest residues as an example, this decision tree illustrates decision points to be considered for sustainable biomass sourcing and provides a framework for estimating the carbon emissions or storage under the "business-as-usual? scenarios for biomass otherwise destined for use in Biomass for Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) projects.},
url = {https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/308},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {NREL, National Laboratory of the Rockies, https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/308},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-19}
}
Details
Data from Dec 18, 2025
Last updated Mar 12, 2026
Submitted Dec 18, 2025
Organization
National Laboratory of the Rockies
Contact
Anne E. Harman-Ware
Authors
Original Source
https://data.nlr.gov/submissions/308Research Areas
Keywords
life cycle analysis, decision tree, BiCRS, BiomassDOE Project Details
Project Name Addressing Critical Measuring, Reporting, and Verification Challenges of Durability and Sustainable Sourcing of Feedstocks for Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Pathways
Project Number FY1517
