Brussels Workshop 'Sustainability requirements for biofuels - German Perspectives'

As part of our ongoing research project on sustainability requirements for globally traded biomass sponsored by the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), an informal one-day workshop in Brussels  on January 25, 2008 presented the scientific background of the German sustainability requirements for biofuels, focussing on GHG accounting, land-use, and biodiversity as well as the EU proposal for biofuel requirements.

Available for download:

Our Background papers

Methodology for biofuels - default values by IFEU PDF-file 1,8 MB

and

GHG Balances Bioenergy - Issue Paper for the Brussels Workshop PDF-file 518 kB

and the participants PDF-File 16 kB

Here the agenda and the presentations of the meeting:  PDF-File 64 kB

11:00    Welcome - Inge Paulini German Federal Environment Agency (UBA)

            Introduction to the Workshop - Almut Jering, German Federal Environment Agency (UBA)

11:15    The German Biofuel Sustainability Ordinance (BSO): Key Issues -

            Kilian Delbrück, German Federal Ministry for the Environment PDF-file 83kB

11:45    The BSO’s GHG Accounting Methodology and Default Data  -  Horst Fehrenbach, IFEU PDF-file 705 kB

12:15    The EU RES Directive: Biofuel Regulation  - Ewout Deurwaarder/Alexandra Langenheld,

            EU DG TREN Unit D1 - Regulatory  policy & Promotion of renewable energy  PDF-File 189 kB

12:45    Questions and Discussion, moderated by Inge Paulini, UBA

14:00    Introduction to issues beyond the BSO: Conclusions from the precursor project on sustainability criteria –

            open issues and recommendation - Horst Fehrenbach, IFEU  PDF-file 75 kB

14:15    Beyond the BSO: Scope of Further Work on Land-use Related GHG - Uwe R. Fritsche, Oeko-Institut PDF-file 541 kB

14:30    Questions, Comments and Discussion; moderated by Horst Fehrenbach, IFEU

15:15    Beyond the BSO: First Thoughts on Further Work on Biodiversity - Klaus Hennenberg, Oeko-Institute PDF-File 368 kB

15:30    Questions, Comments and Discussion, moderated by Inge Paulini, UBA

15:45    Brief Summary and Perspectives, Uwe R. Fritsche, Oeko-Institut

16:00    End of Workshop