Ensuring increasing and sustainable biomass production:
the importance for international bioenergy trade

Workshop organized by IEA Bioenergy Task 40. It was a side-event during the 15th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition in Berlin, Germany.

Time: Thursday 10th May 2007; 15:00-18:30
Venue: Salon Koch, ICC - International Congress Center, Berlin, Germany

Workshop summary [42 KB]

Presentations

Chair: Uwe Fritsche (Oeko Institut)

15:00 Overview of international developments in sustainable biomass production and certification [163 KB]
Martin Junginger (Utrecht University)

15:20 Findings Sustainable Palmoil Audits (based on RSPO/CieCramer/EGGL) in Asia [226 KB]
Peter-Paul Schouwenberg (Essent)

15:40 Return of experience on certification of imported biomass pellets in Belgium [395 KB]
Yves Ryckmans (Electrabel, Belgian national team leader task 40)

16:00 Sustained supply of bio-energy in growiung competitive international markets [58 KB]
Bo Hektor

Sustainability Standards for Biofuels in Germany: Status and Perspectives [535 KB]
Uwe Fritsche (Oeko Institut)

17:00 Issues of relevance for evaluation and certification of the sustainability of bioenergy development [474 KB]
Ingmar Juergens (FAO)

17:20 Ensuring sustainability of bioenergy – need for an international standard/assurance scheme? [576 KB]
Martina Otto (UNEP)

17:40 A strategy to ensure sustainability of bioenergy [527 KB]
Jean-Philippe Denruyter (WWF)

18:00-18:30 Room for discussion