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Uwe R. Fritsche
Oeko-Institut, Energy & Climate Division
from April onwards:
presented at the Biomass Futures Lunch Workshop Designing Policy to meet Europes Future Bioenergy Needs How can the Biomass Futures project inform future European bioenergy policy? 20 March 2012 at the European Parliament, Brussels
Considerall BiomassFlows
Conclusion: voluntary implementation by MS, but using RED methodology Report from COM still pending, but much discussion
KeyChallenges
Criticalenvironmentalissues
indirectLUCimpactsonGHGbalance,and biodiversity,evennonfoodcropsonarable land
Longerterm:transgenicplants(GMO)? Foodsecurity(global)
Whatwepropose
Sustainabilitycriteriaandindicators:
resourceuseefficiencyrequirementsforbioenergycrops (land)andresidues/wastes(conversion) GHGemissionsfromdirect+indirectlandusechange(LUC) biodiversecultivationsystems,extractionratesforofresidues airpollutants(reductionlevels),soil(trafficlightmaps),water (bufferzones) social:globalfood security(newFAOapproach)
Keycriteria&indicators
efficiency:land(>100GJ/ha), residue(>60%) GHG (>60%reduction),including iLUC biodiversity:beyondnogoareas require agrobiodiversecultivation,restrictforest biomassextraction,noGMO soil: mapsofnutrientdepletionrisk(go) water: bufferzones,restrictagrochemicals social:globalfood securityiskey(FAO!)
Biomass:Cascading!
Biomasscrops 1stpriority:materialuse
Residues/wastes
Endofcascade:energy use
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