Title:
Certification Criteria for Sustainable Biomass for Energy Necessary to Create a Global Market
Author(s):
Nyström, K., Haara, K.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
World Bioenergy Association has shown that there is a potential to mobilize biomass for energy worldwide in quantities sufficient to meet global energy demand. A strong development of the bioenergy sector will require trade in biomass and in fuels, like liquid biofuels and pellets. The industry, both suppliers and users of biomass for energy, need a set of criteria on a global level to be able to create a global market. In a position paper WBA presents minimum universal certification criteria for sustainable biomass for energy. These criteria are based on scientific research carried out by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences [1,2,3]. The criteria cover all areas of sustainability - environmental, social and economic. They can be applied to all types of biomass for energy – from forestry, agriculture, waste, and others. The minimum universal criteria for sustainable biomass for energy consist of 14 selected sustainability criteria that were developed after comparing the standards, principles, criteria and indicators developed by the existing and emerging voluntary standards around the world and can be seen as the building blocks for the new labeling system.
Keywords:
bioenergy, biomass, certification issues, sustainability criteria
Topic:
Biomass Policies, Markets and Sustainability
Subtopic:
Ethical and socio-economic impacts to sustainable biomass production
Event:
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
OC3.5
Pages:
2377 - 2382
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-55-4
ISBN-10:
88-89407-55-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-OC3.5
Price:
FREE
