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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFAO Support Package to Decision: Making for Sustainable Bioenergy 2013
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No results found.The rapid development of bioenergy, and in particular liquid biofuels, has generated considerable debate regarding their sustainability, in particular the so-called “food versus fuel” competition. The links between bioenergy and food security are complex and multi-faceted. -
Book (stand-alone)Small Scale Bioenergy Initiatives
Brief description and preliminary lessons on livelihood impacts from case studies in Asia, Latin America and Africa
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No results found.This study was conducted between September and November 2008 under a joint initiative of FAO and the Policy Innovations Systems for Clean Energy Security (PISCES) Energy Research Programme Consortium funded by DFID. The focus of the study was on the impacts that different types of local level Bioenergy initiatives can have on Rural Livelihoods in different contexts in the developing world. Livelihoods are understood as the enhancement of the full range of natural, financial, human, social and physical capitals on a sustainable ongoing basis. The 15 cases were selected from 12 countries in six regions of Latin America, Africa and Asia. Cases were selected to highlight the use of a range of bioenergy resources, including natural bioresources, bioresidues from existing agricultural, forestry or industrial activities; and biofuels (solid and liquid) from purpose grown energy crops. The initiatives match these resources to a range of energy needs includ ing cooking, mobility, productive uses and electricity for lighting and communication - thereby highlighting the scope of bioenergy applications. The approach taken also considers the non-energy by-products of production processes where these form, or could form, a significant added benefit in terms of livelihoods, revenues and efficiency. The case study approach combines a Market Systems perspective, the “4Rsâ€Â Framework of Relationships, Rights, Responsibilities and Revenu es to the actors in the system, assessment of the impacts of the initiatives on the Livelihoods Assets of the actors in the chain, and consideration of the sustainability of these impacts. In the final part of the study preliminary conclusions are drawn and recommendations on future areas of work are made. -
Book (stand-alone)A review of the current state of bioenergy development in G8 + 5 countries 2007
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No results found.Bioenergy sits at the intersection of three of the world’s great challenges - energy security, climate change, and poverty reduction - and has received an enormous amount of attention in the past few years. Joint work on these issues is vital considering that together, the G8 +5 Countries account for about 55 percent of the world’s population, 70+ percent of global GDP, and about 72 percent of world energy-related and industry CO2 emissions (excluding deforestation). Bioenergy statis tics are inadequate and not up to date. They are essential to understand the dynamics of bioenergy systems; evaluating the role played by different types of biofuels in the energy sector and supply sources; assessing the share of biomass used (directly and indirectly) for energy purposes; assessing the role of biofuel in GHG inventories; and formulating sound policies.
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