Emissions from bioenergy: Improved accounting options and new policy needs

Title
Emissions from bioenergy: Improved accounting options and new policy needs
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Bird, Neil
Cowie, Annette
Woess-Gallasch, Susanne
Zanchi, Giuliana
Frieden, Dorian
Gustavsson, Leif
Pena, Naomi
Pingoud, Kim
Reuter, Sebastian
Sathre, Roger
Soimakallio, Sampo
Tuerk, Andreas
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies and WIP Renewable Energies
Place of publication
Florence, Italy
DOI
10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-OC1.3
UNE publication id
une:8599
Abstract
A recent paper by Searchinger highlighted that Annex-I nations do not count CO₂ emissions due to combustion of biomass in their commitments. This is because it is assumed that emissions from use of biomass are accounted for in the land use sector, where they should appear as reductions in carbon stocks. However, if the biomass comes from a non-Annex I country, these reductions are not counted within the Kyoto Protocol. Indeed, even Annex I countries do not necessarily fully account for carbon stock losses associated with bioenergy. This results in overestimating the mitigation benefits of bioenergy. The problem can be rectified by modifying the accounting system, adopting new policy measures or a combination of both. In this paper, we describe possible options and policy measures to improve the accounting of emissions from bioenergy. The pros and cons of the identified solutions are also discussed.
Link
Citation
Proceedings of the 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, p. 98-102
ISBN
9788889407561
Start page
98
End page
102

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