Activity Group 2 – “Raising awareness, and sharing of data and experience on the implementation of the GBEP indicators”

The Activity Group 2 “Raising awareness, and sharing of data and experience on the implementation of the GBEP indicators”, co-led by Germany and Indonesia, was established in November 2011. The main objectives of the Activity Group 2 are to learn from experience of using the GBEP indicators in the field, in different countries with different circumstances in climate, biodiversity, social and economic conditions; share knowledge and information in order to overcome problems, find solutions and improve the methodological application of the indicators; secure a common interpretation of the indicators; and raise awareness of GBEP sustainability indicators as a valuable tool to be introduced to other countries and regions.

ACTIVITIES

Implementation of the GBEP Indicators

The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) has developed a set of 24 relevant, practical, science-based, voluntary sustainability indicators that address all forms of bioenergy. The GBEP indicators are the result of the only initiative seeking to build consensus among a broad range of national governments and international institutions on the sustainability of bioenergy. Measured over time, they will show progress towards or away from the sustainable development path as determined nationally.

  • The GBEP indicators have been implemented in several countries:
  • Relevant documents
  • Note on lessons learnt and recommendations emerging from testing/implementation of the GBEP Sustainability Indicators
  • Report “Lessons learned in testing the Global Bio-Energy Partnership sustainability indicators”
  • In order to evaluate their feasibility and enhance their practicality as a tool for policymaking, experiences from the implementation of the GBEP Sustainability Indicators have been collected in a template for each country:
    • Argentina
    • Colombia
    • Egypt
    • Germany
    • Ghana
    • Indonesia
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Netherlands
    • Paraguay
    • Viet Nam
  • Trainings on the GBEP indicators have also been organized in:
    • Cuba (technical assistance report)
    • Jamaica
    • The Philippines
    • Togo and Ghana


EVENTS

Activity Group 2 “Raising awareness and sharing of data and experiences from the implementation of the GBEP indicators” – Bonn (Germany), 3-4 July 2014

  • Agenda
  • Conclusions
  • Presentations
    • First impressions about lessons learned – Horst Fehrenbach (IFEU, Germany)
    • Updates on experiences from implementing GBEP indicators in Indonesia – Maslan Lamria (Indonesia) and Marco Colangeli (FAO)
    • Updates on experiences from implementing GBEP indicators in Argentina – Augustina Branzini (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)
    • Updates on experiences from implementing GBEP indicators in USA – Kristen Johnson (Department of Energy)
    • Updates on experiences from implementing GBEP indicators in Germany – Susanne Köppen (IFEU, Germany)
  • List of participants


Activity Group 2  – ECOWAS/GBEP workshop on the piloting of GBEP Sustainability Indicators – Praia (Cape Verde), 7-8 November 2013


GBEP Seminar on sharing data and experience on the implementation of the GBEP indicators – Rome (Italy), 15 November 2012

  • Agenda
  • Conclusions
  • Presentations
    Implementing GBEP indicators to empower the world for sustainable bioenergy
    • Ghana – Kwabena Otu-Danquah (Ghana)
    • Germany – Horst Fehrenbach (Germany)
    • Indonesia – Maritje Hutapea (Indonesia)
    • Colombia – Kevin Fingerman (GBEP Secretariat)
  • List of participants