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Ensuring the carbon sustainability of biomass
Ensuring the carbon sustainability of bioenergy requires a new approach in EU policy. This IEEP report spells out a different pathway to the one proposed by the European Commission in the recently released “winter package”.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
carbon
Environmental Policy Integration
forestry
recycling
renewable energy
sustainable consumption and production09 Dec 2016 -
Biofrontiers – sustainability critical to the development of advanced biofuels
Adherence to effective and workable sustainability criteria is an essential requirement when using public support to incentivise advanced alternative fuels.
bioeconomy
Circular economy
energy
policy instruments
renewable energy
resource use
waste19 Oct 2016 -
Understanding the consequences of changing biomass demand for energy
Understanding the consequences of increased biomass demand for energy on the environment is central to the development of future policy on renewable energy in Europe. This study seeks to help answer this need by modelling different levels of biomass demand for energy and the consequences for land use and forest based industries.
biodiversity
bioeconomy
bioenergy
Circular economy
climate and energy package
climate change
energy
policy instruments
renewable energy
resource use
waste19 Oct 2016 -
The cascading use of woody biomass in the EU – challenges, opportunities and policy solutions
Improving the resource efficient use of wood through cascading the resource from one use to another, requires action throughout the wood flow. Current efforts focus on recovering and re-using waste wood but more could be done with the production and utilisation of wood processing residues and improving the balancing between the material and energy use of wood.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
carbon
Circular economy
Environmental Policy Integration
forestry
recycling
renewable energy
resource use
sustainable consumption and production
waste
Waste Framework Directive29 Jul 2016 -
Mapping study on the cascading use of wood products
Promoting the cascading use of wood through policy is one approach to improve resource efficiency and increase the overall availability of wood for use in a variety of sectors.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
carbon
Circular economy
Environmental Policy Integration
forestry
recycling
renewable energy
resource use
sustainable consumption and production
waste
Waste Framework Directive10 Mar 2016 -
A circular bio-economy in the European agriculture and forestry sectors
IEEP experts call for bridging the circular and bio-economy concepts, to support the transition of Europe’s land using sectors to a more resource efficient and sustainable future.
agriculture
bioeconomy
CAP
Circular economy
forestry
natural resources
resource use
sustainable consumption and production29 Jan 2016 -
Assessing sustainable biomass availability
Dr. Ben Allen presented IEEP’s views on the sustainable use of biomass at an international conference in Brussels. Understanding the scale of the resource is a key part of determining appropriate policy intervention and ensuring commercial viability.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
biofuels
transport23 Sep 2015 -
New report: delivering low carbon transport fuels post 2020
How should EU policy support the transition to low carbon transport fuels post 2020? A new IEEP led report argues that future policies should be differentiated to tailor support towards specific objectives and technologies that offer the greatest potential for a low carbon future.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
biofuels
carbon
climate and energy package
climate change
emissions trading
energy
market based instruments
mitigation
policy instruments
renewable energy
transport13 Jul 2015 -
New report is out: delivering low carbon transport fuels post 2020
How should EU policy support the transition to low carbon transport fuels post 2020? A new IEEP led report argues that future policies should be differentiated to tailor support towards specific objectives and technologies that offer the greatest potential for a low carbon future.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
biofuels
carbon
climate and energy package
climate change
emissions trading
energy
market based instruments
mitigation
policy instruments
renewable energy
transport13 Jul 2015 -
How to stimulate a bio-economy based on waste? – A study for the UK Government
Waste resources have the potential to provide a core component of developing bio-economies across the globe. A new IEEP report reviews how waste has been incorporated into existing bio-economy strategies, and the conditions that have enabled this.
bioeconomy
Circular economy
policy instruments
renewable energy
resource use
waste29 Jun 2015 -
New IEEP Programme on the Green Economy
IEEP strengthens its focus on the Green Economy with a new dedicated programme, coming on stream as from May 1st.
bioeconomy
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
ecosystem services
environmental taxation
environmentally harmful subsidies
GDP
green economy
market based instruments
multilateral environmental agreements
sustainable development
TEEB
trade29 Apr 2015 -
Conclusion on ILUC in sight
After five years of discussion, a landmark moment has been reached whereby the indirect land use change (ILUC) impacts of biofuels almost certainly will be addressed in EU law.
bioeconomy
bioenergy
biofuels
clean technologies
climate change
energy
ILUC
renewable energy
resource use
transport17 Apr 2015 -
Building a high value bioeconomy in the UK: opportunities from waste
The UK is exploring opportunities to develop a high value bioeconomy based initially on waste. IEEP is helping to identify international best practice examples in order to maximise the environmental and economic benefits of this new Government initiative.
bioeconomy
biofuels
Circular economy
clean technologies
climate change
energy
renewable energy
resource use13 Mar 2015