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Global bioenergy - Luc Pelkmans Technical Coordinator IEA Bioenergy May 2020

8 May 2020

Contents • IEA Bioenergy & Bioenergy Technology Roadmap • Global biomass potentials & sustainability • Role of bioenergy in low-carbon scenarios • General • Transport • Heat • Electricity • BECCS • Recommendations & conclusions 2 www.ieabioenergy.com IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP), functioning within a framework created by the International Energy Agency (IEA) Goal: • Inter. [...] • Modern bioenergy is the only renewable source that can provide electricity, direct heat and transport fuels • Two thirds of modern bioenergy heat is used in industry • A large proportion of bioenergy is already from low sustainability risk residue and waste feedstocks. [...] 18 www.ieabioenergy.com EJ Bioenergy serves many energy uses in IEA 2DS scenario Modern bioenergy in final energy consumption Transport Industry Electricity Modern biomass heating Other 2060 2015 x 10 2% 9% 15% 41% 18 EJ x 4 33% Source: IEA Bioenergy Roadmap, 2017 73 EJ • Total final energy consumption of sustainable bioenergy increases x 4 by 2060 in the 2DS (10 x increase in transport) • Total b. [...] 26 www.ieabioenergy.com EJ Comparison of regional distribution of biofuels final energy demand in 2015 and 2060 in the 2DS • Current situation: biofuels mainly concentrated in US, Brazil and EU • Future: more even distribution globally 27 www.ieabioenergy.com Policies to support biofuels • Biofuel blending mandates • Excise duty reductions/exemptions • Low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) • Research a. [...] • Progress in bioenergy is much slower than necessary, need to • Expand deployment of existing technologies • Commercialise new technologies • Develop sustainable supply chains and appropriate sustainability governance systems • Build technical and regulatory capacity in a much wider range of countries and regions • Putting in place suitable policy frameworks is a vital step in accelerating deploy.

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Eleonora Chelazzi

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