How can sustainability certification support bioenergy markets? at the 8th Annual WBM Conference

Organized by: IEA Bioenergy Task 43

Conference session – Governing water quality and quality in bioenergy feedstock production, at the 8th Annual WBM Conference

Rotterdam, Netherlands, March 12-14, 2013

Workshop Agenda and presentations: please click here
Annual WBM Conference: please click here

Summary: A strategic study by IEA Bioenergy Tasks 40, 43 and 38 aimed to monitor the actual implementation process of sustainability certification of bioenergy, and to obtain a view on how certification schemes are operating and impacting markets, taking into account the point of view of different stakeholder groups. Based on a.o. input from over 200 stakeholders, recommendations were made on how sustainability certification can work in bioenergy markets and in fact actually support further deployment. During the workshop, main findings will be presented and discussed with industry and policy makers.