Bioenergy and Sustainability

Bioenergy includes any kind of chemical energy accumulated through photosynthetic processes in organic plant matter (i.e., biomass). Example sources of bioenergy include dedicated energy crops (short rotation wood, perennial...

Over recent years, as energy security and environmental concerns have risen, there has been a substantial interest in biofuels and their potential contribution to energy security, mitigation of GHGs in the transport sector and...

A forward-looking vision should focus on the instruments and preconditions that would make biofuels a win-win solution for the environment and for rural development, while contributing to expand the supply of sustainable...

Gender considerations come into play because in many developing countries the current lack of energy in rural areas has a disproportionate impact on women. They are the ones primarily responsible for collecting and managing...

A new technology called “biochar” is being promoted as a major “geo-engineering” solution to global climate change, as well as a means of improving soils and addressing poverty. But this technology raises serious scientific and...

The purpose of the World Bioenergy Association (WBA) is to promote the increasing utilisation of bioenergy globally in an efficient, sustainable, economic and environmentally friendly way. One prominent item in the WBA Action...

Global demand for climate-friendly transport fuels is driving vast commercial biofuels projects in developing countries. At the opposite end of the spectrum is small-scale bioenergy production. This offers a way for the poor to...

Bioenergy has become one of the most dynamic and rapidly changing sectors of the global energy economy. Accelerated growth in the production and use of bioenergy in the past few years is attracting interest from policy makers and...

This document consists of the report on the outcomes of the 2nd Joint International Workshop on Bioenergy, Biodiversity Mapping and Degraded Lands, prepared by Oeko-Institut and UNEP.The objectives of the workshop were to...

This report on deficits in the risk governance process is a continuation of the development of IRGC’s approach to risk governance. Central to this approach is the IRGC Risk Governance Framework, intended to help policymakers,...