Programme of Work

The Partnership agreed to base its activities on three main pillars:
Energy Security - Food Security - Sustainable Development.

As identified in the Terms of Reference, in the short term - over the first 2-5 years - the Partnership will seek to:

• Facilitate the sustainable development of bioenergy and collaboration on bioenergy field projects for market building activities, in cooperation with developing countries;
• Formulate a harmonized methodological framework on GHG emission reduction measurement from the use of biofuels for transportation and from the use of solid biomass for bioenergy field projects;
• Update the inventory of existing networks, initiatives and institutions dealing with bioenergy;
• Identify gaps in knowledge or areas of weak understanding;
• Establish mechanisms for raising awareness and dealing with issues of international relevance (e.g. environmental standards, food security, trade);

GBEP developed its first Report "A Review of the Current State of Bioenergy Development in G8 +5 Countries." Released on 13 November 2007, the Report provides a platform for future GBEP work towards the sustainbale development of bioenergy.

The short term actions were selected as a result of the analysis carried out in the White Paper.

For details of GBEP's Programme of Work, click here