Publications
Evaluation of the Brazilian RenovaBio conversion-free criteria on land use change emissions
Dealing with Land Use Change (LUC) emissions is the most challenging aspect of any bioenergy program, and this has a central role in...
Approaches to sustainability compliance and verification for forest biomass
The global demand for biobased products and bioenergy is continuously increasing. One of the consequences of this increased demand is the...
Sustainability governance of bioenergy and the broader bioeconomy
Download the paper Technical Paper prepared for IEA Bioenergy Task 45 and the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Task Force on...
Strategic deployment of riparian buffers and windbreaks in Europe can co-deliver biomass and environmental benefits
Communications Earth & Environment, available open access here Within the scope of the new Common Agricultural Policy of the European...
Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: scale and sustainability
Global Change Biology Bioenergy, available open access here Many global climate change mitigation pathways presented in IPCC assessment...
Applying a science-based systems perspective to dispel misconceptions about climate effects of forest bioenergy
Global Change Biology Bioenergy, available open access here The scientific literature contains contrasting findings about the climate...
Campaigns questioning the use of woody biomass for energy are missing key facts
There are concurrent media campaigns and publications questioning the use of woody biomass for renewable energy production. This...
Contribution of Biomass Supply Chains for Bioenergy to Sustainable Development Goals
Land 2021, 10(2), 181; available open access here This work evaluates the relationships between bioenergy and related biomass supply...
The use of forest biomass for climate change mitigation: dispelling some misconceptions
Articles and statements in the media have raised concerns over the climate effects of bioenergy from managed forests. As some of these...
Roles of bioenergy in energy system pathways towards a “well-below-2-degrees-Celsius (WB2)” world
Report of a workshop held on 25 November 2019 in Berlin, and synthesis of presented studies. Available here
IEA Bioenergy Task 45 workshop on forests and the climate – Presentations
13-14 May 2020 on Zoom This was intended as a physical workshop in conjunction with the 2nd International Conference on Negative...
IEA Bioenergy Task 38, Climate Change Effects of Biomass and Bioenergy Systems – Triennium 2016-2018
The primary goal of IEA Bioenergy Task 38 “Climate Change Effects of Biomass and Bioenergy Systems” is to develop, demonstrate and promote...
