The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets

Luc Pelkmans; Liesbet Goovaerts; Chun Sheng Goh; Martin Junginger; Jinke van Dam; Inge Stupak; Tattersall Smith; Helena Chum; Oskar Englund; Göran Berndes; Annette  Cowie; Evelyne  Thiffault; Uwe  Fritsche; Daniela Thrän

The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets

Luc Pelkmans, Liesbet Goovaerts, Chun Sheng Goh, Martin Junginger, Jinke van Dam, Inge Stupak, Tattersall Smith, Helena Chum, Oskar Englund, Göran Berndes, Annette Cowie, Evelyne Thiffault, Uwe Fritsche, Daniela Thrän

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Abstract

As the main driver for bioenergy is to enable society to transform to more sustainable fuel and energy production systems, it is important to safeguard that bioenergy deployment happens within certain sustainability constraints. There is currently a high number of initiatives, including binding regulations and several voluntary sustainability standards for biomass, bioenergy and/or biofuels. Within IEA Bioenergy studies were performed to monitor the actual implementation process of sustainability regulations and certification, evaluate how stakeholders are affected and envisage the anticipated impact on worldwide markets and trade. On the basis of these studies, recommendations were made on how sustainability requirements could actually support further bioenergy deployment. Markets would gain from more harmonization and cross-compliance. A common language is needed as ‘sustainability’ of biomass involves different policy arenas and legal settings. Policy pathways should be clear and predictable, and future revisions of sustainability requirements should be open and transparent. Sustainability assurance systems (both through binding regulations and voluntary certification) should take into account how markets work, in relation to different biomass applications (avoiding discrimination among end-uses and users). It should also take into account the way investment decisions are taken, administrative requirements for smallholders, and the position of developing countries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Bioenergy Tradets : History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and marke
Editors	Martin Junginger, Chun Sheng Goh, André Faaij
Number of pages	26
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Publication date	2014
Pages	125-149
Chapter	6
ISBN (Print)	978-94-007-6981-6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-007-6982-3
Publication status	Published - 2014

Series	Lecture Notes in Energy
Volume	17

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Pelkmans, L., Goovaerts, L., Goh, C. S., Junginger, M., van Dam, J., Stupak, I., Smith, T., Chum, H., Englund, O., Berndes, G., Cowie, A., Thiffault, E., Fritsche, U., & Thrän, D. (2014). The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets. In M. Junginger, C. S. Goh, & A. Faaij (Eds.), International Bioenergy Tradets: History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and marke (pp. 125-149). Springer Science+Business Media. Lecture Notes in Energy Vol. 17 http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-007-6982-3_6#page-1

The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets. / Pelkmans, Luc; Goovaerts, Liesbet; Goh, Chun Sheng et al.

International Bioenergy Tradets: History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and marke. ed. / Martin Junginger; Chun Sheng Goh; André Faaij. Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, 2014. p. 125-149 (Lecture Notes in Energy, Vol. 17).

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Pelkmans, L, Goovaerts, L, Goh, CS, Junginger, M, van Dam, J, Stupak, I, Smith, T, Chum, H, Englund, O, Berndes, G, Cowie, A, Thiffault, E, Fritsche, U & Thrän, D 2014, The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets. in M Junginger, CS Goh & A Faaij (eds), International Bioenergy Tradets: History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and marke. Springer Science+Business Media, Dordrecht, Lecture Notes in Energy, vol. 17, pp. 125-149. <http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-007-6982-3_6#page-1>

Pelkmans L, Goovaerts L, Goh CS, Junginger M, van Dam J, Stupak I et al. The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets. In Junginger M, Goh CS, Faaij A, editors, International Bioenergy Tradets: History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and marke. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media. 2014. p. 125-149. (Lecture Notes in Energy, Vol. 17).

Pelkmans, Luc ; Goovaerts, Liesbet ; Goh, Chun Sheng et al. / The role of sustainability requirements in international bioenergy markets. International Bioenergy Tradets: History, status & outlook on securing sustainable bioenergy supply, demand and marke. editor / Martin Junginger ; Chun Sheng Goh ; André Faaij. Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, 2014. pp. 125-149 (Lecture Notes in Energy, Vol. 17).

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