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| | | | | | | | | | FAO BEFSCI and BEFS project release compilation of bioenergy sustainability initiatives and analysis on bioenergy and food security in Tanzania
Numerous initiatives have been developed in recent years to address the environmental and socio-economic impacts associated with the production of biofuels or of specific biofuel feedstocks. These include regulatory frameworks, voluntary standards or certification schemes, and scorecards. Some cover the entire biofuels supply chain, while others deal only with parts of it. In order to provide an overview of these initiatives, the FAO Bioenergy and Food Security Criteria and Indicators (BEFSCI) project released a Compilation of Bioenergy Sustainability Initiatives. Meanwhile, the Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) Project released its analysis on Tanzania, implementing its quantitative and qualitative framework to analyse the interplay between bioenergy and food security.
Click here for full article | | | UN report highlights role for energy in promoting development, task for UN-Energy
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC) has released a report, "Energy for a sustainble future", calling for concerted action on two ambitious but achievable goals: to ensure universal access to modern energy services by 2030 and to reduce global energy intensity by 40 percent by 2030. This means connecting billions of people to clean, reliable and affordable energy services while also producing more goods with less energy – a crucial combination for growing economies, encouraging development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals' anti-poverty targets.
Click here for full article | | | A recent UNEP paper has focused attention on the risk of adopting invasive species as biofuel feedstocks without properly assessing and monitoring their impact on biodiversity..
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