Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

The Role of National Biomass Action Plans in Coordinating the National Bioenergy Activities

Kautto, Niina LU and Peck, Philip LU (2008) p.23-30
Abstract
The EU has recently put forward an integrated proposal for “Climate Action – Energy for a Changing World”, which includes concrete measures on how to meet the ‘energy and climate change package’ targets of 2020. The challenge is how these targets can be reached, and how bioenergy can meet the expectations given to it. The EU Biomass Action Plan (BAP) emphasises the need for a coordinated approach to biomass policy and encourages Member States to establish national Biomass Action Plans (nBAPs), as they are seen as one of the key actions to boost the bioenergy market. This paper presents the drivers, process and the current state of nBAPs and discusses their definition and scope. Four national BAPs (of Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands and... (More)
The EU has recently put forward an integrated proposal for “Climate Action – Energy for a Changing World”, which includes concrete measures on how to meet the ‘energy and climate change package’ targets of 2020. The challenge is how these targets can be reached, and how bioenergy can meet the expectations given to it. The EU Biomass Action Plan (BAP) emphasises the need for a coordinated approach to biomass policy and encourages Member States to establish national Biomass Action Plans (nBAPs), as they are seen as one of the key actions to boost the bioenergy market. This paper presents the drivers, process and the current state of nBAPs and discusses their definition and scope. Four national BAPs (of Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK) are compared to yield understanding on the definition and scope of these plans. Two regional biomass action plans are also looked into (Scotland and Central Finland) to provide insight of the regional bioenergy strategy development. It can be concluded that common elements are found in the plans; however a holistic and integrated approach with a long-term view on biomass use is still largely missing. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
and
organization
publishing date
type
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
subject
keywords
bioenergy policy, bioenergy strategy, sustainable use of biomass
host publication
In Conference Proceedings: 16th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
editor
Schmid, J. ; Grimm, H.-P. ; Helm, P. and Grassi, A.
pages
23 - 30
publisher
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies
ISBN
978-88-89407-58-1
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
4f3ced0b-1ea9-4f08-a4dc-30ac11a1cb72 (old id 1480549)
date added to LUP
2016-04-04 11:15:00
date last changed
2018-11-21 21:03:38
@inproceedings{4f3ced0b-1ea9-4f08-a4dc-30ac11a1cb72,
  abstract     = {{The EU has recently put forward an integrated proposal for “Climate Action – Energy for a Changing World”, which includes concrete measures on how to meet the ‘energy and climate change package’ targets of 2020. The challenge is how these targets can be reached, and how bioenergy can meet the expectations given to it. The EU Biomass Action Plan (BAP) emphasises the need for a coordinated approach to biomass policy and encourages Member States to establish national Biomass Action Plans (nBAPs), as they are seen as one of the key actions to boost the bioenergy market. This paper presents the drivers, process and the current state of nBAPs and discusses their definition and scope. Four national BAPs (of Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK) are compared to yield understanding on the definition and scope of these plans. Two regional biomass action plans are also looked into (Scotland and Central Finland) to provide insight of the regional bioenergy strategy development. It can be concluded that common elements are found in the plans; however a holistic and integrated approach with a long-term view on biomass use is still largely missing.}},
  author       = {{Kautto, Niina and Peck, Philip}},
  booktitle    = {{In Conference Proceedings: 16th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition}},
  editor       = {{Schmid, J. and Grimm, H.-P. and Helm, P. and Grassi, A.}},
  isbn         = {{978-88-89407-58-1}},
  keywords     = {{bioenergy policy; bioenergy strategy; sustainable use of biomass}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{23--30}},
  publisher    = {{ETA-Florence Renewable Energies}},
  title        = {{The Role of National Biomass Action Plans in Coordinating the National Bioenergy Activities}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}