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A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project

The global sustainable bioenergy (GSB) project was formed in 2009 with the goal of providing guidance with respect to the feasibility and desirability of sustainable, bioenergy-intensive futures. Stage 1 of this project held conventions with a largely common format on each of the world's contin...

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Main Authors:	Lynd, Lee Rybeck, Abdul Aziz, Ramlan, de Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique, Abel Chimphango, Annie Fabian, Cortez, Luis Augusto Barbosa, Faaij, Andre, Greene, Nathanael, Keller, Martin, Osseweijer, Patricia, Richard, Tom L., Sheehan, John, Chugh, Archana, van der Wielen, Luuk, Woods, Jeremy, van Zyl, Willem Heber
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Published:	The Royal Society Publishing 2011
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	my.utm.446852017-01-31T06:50:37Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/44685/ A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project Lynd, Lee Rybeck Abdul Aziz, Ramlan de Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique Abel Chimphango, Annie Fabian Cortez, Luis Augusto Barbosa Faaij, Andre Greene, Nathanael Keller, Martin Osseweijer, Patricia Richard, Tom L. Sheehan, John Chugh, Archana van der Wielen, Luuk Woods, Jeremy van Zyl, Willem Heber TP Chemical technology The global sustainable bioenergy (GSB) project was formed in 2009 with the goal of providing guidance with respect to the feasibility and desirability of sustainable, bioenergy-intensive futures. Stage 1 of this project held conventions with a largely common format on each of the world's continents, was completed in 2010, and is described in this paper. Attended by over 400 persons, the five continental conventions featured presentations, breakout sessions, and drafting of resolutions that were unanimously passed by attendees. The resolutions highlight the potential of bioenergy to make a large energy supply contribution while honouring other priorities, acknowledge the breadth and complexity of bioenergy applications as well as the need to take a systemic approach, and attest to substantial intra- and inter-continental diversity with respect to needs, opportunities, constraints and current practice relevant to bioenergy. The following interim recommendations based on stage 1 GSB activities are offered: — Realize that it may be more productive, and also more correct, to view the seemingly divergent assessments of bioenergy as answers to two different questions rather than the same question. Viewed in this light, there is considerably more scope for reconciliation than might first be apparent, and it is possible to be informed rather than paralysed by divergent assessments. — Develop established and advanced bioenergy technologies such that each contributes to the other's success. That is, support and deploy in the near-term meritorious, established technologies in ways that enhance rather than impede deployment of advanced technologies, and support and deploy advanced technologies in ways that expand rather than contract opportunities for early adopters and investors. — Be clear in formulating policies what mix of objectives are being targeted, measure the results of these policies against these objectives and beware of unintended consequences. — Undertake further exploration of land efficiency levers and visions for multiply-beneficial bioenergy deployment. This should be unconstrained by current practices, since we cannot hope to achieve a sustainable and a secure future by continuing the practices that have led to the unsustainable and insecure present. It should also be approached from a global perspective, based on the best science available, and consider the diverse realities, constraints, needs and opportunities extant in different regions of the world. The Royal Society Publishing 2011 Article PeerReviewed Lynd, Lee Rybeck and Abdul Aziz, Ramlan and de Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique and Abel Chimphango, Annie Fabian and Cortez, Luis Augusto Barbosa and Faaij, Andre and Greene, Nathanael and Keller, Martin and Osseweijer, Patricia and Richard, Tom L. and Sheehan, John and Chugh, Archana and van der Wielen, Luuk and Woods, Jeremy and van Zyl, Willem Heber (2011) A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project. Interface Focus, 1 (2). pp. 271-279. ISSN 2042-8901 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2010.0047 DOI:10.1098/rsfs.2010.0047
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Lynd, Lee Rybeck Abdul Aziz, Ramlan de Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique Abel Chimphango, Annie Fabian Cortez, Luis Augusto Barbosa Faaij, Andre Greene, Nathanael Keller, Martin Osseweijer, Patricia Richard, Tom L. Sheehan, John Chugh, Archana van der Wielen, Luuk Woods, Jeremy van Zyl, Willem Heber A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project
description	The global sustainable bioenergy (GSB) project was formed in 2009 with the goal of providing guidance with respect to the feasibility and desirability of sustainable, bioenergy-intensive futures. Stage 1 of this project held conventions with a largely common format on each of the world's continents, was completed in 2010, and is described in this paper. Attended by over 400 persons, the five continental conventions featured presentations, breakout sessions, and drafting of resolutions that were unanimously passed by attendees. The resolutions highlight the potential of bioenergy to make a large energy supply contribution while honouring other priorities, acknowledge the breadth and complexity of bioenergy applications as well as the need to take a systemic approach, and attest to substantial intra- and inter-continental diversity with respect to needs, opportunities, constraints and current practice relevant to bioenergy. The following interim recommendations based on stage 1 GSB activities are offered: — Realize that it may be more productive, and also more correct, to view the seemingly divergent assessments of bioenergy as answers to two different questions rather than the same question. Viewed in this light, there is considerably more scope for reconciliation than might first be apparent, and it is possible to be informed rather than paralysed by divergent assessments. — Develop established and advanced bioenergy technologies such that each contributes to the other's success. That is, support and deploy in the near-term meritorious, established technologies in ways that enhance rather than impede deployment of advanced technologies, and support and deploy advanced technologies in ways that expand rather than contract opportunities for early adopters and investors. — Be clear in formulating policies what mix of objectives are being targeted, measure the results of these policies against these objectives and beware of unintended consequences. — Undertake further exploration of land efficiency levers and visions for multiply-beneficial bioenergy deployment. This should be unconstrained by current practices, since we cannot hope to achieve a sustainable and a secure future by continuing the practices that have led to the unsustainable and insecure present. It should also be approached from a global perspective, based on the best science available, and consider the diverse realities, constraints, needs and opportunities extant in different regions of the world.
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author	Lynd, Lee Rybeck Abdul Aziz, Ramlan de Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique Abel Chimphango, Annie Fabian Cortez, Luis Augusto Barbosa Faaij, Andre Greene, Nathanael Keller, Martin Osseweijer, Patricia Richard, Tom L. Sheehan, John Chugh, Archana van der Wielen, Luuk Woods, Jeremy van Zyl, Willem Heber
author_facet	Lynd, Lee Rybeck Abdul Aziz, Ramlan de Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique Abel Chimphango, Annie Fabian Cortez, Luis Augusto Barbosa Faaij, Andre Greene, Nathanael Keller, Martin Osseweijer, Patricia Richard, Tom L. Sheehan, John Chugh, Archana van der Wielen, Luuk Woods, Jeremy van Zyl, Willem Heber
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title	A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project
title_short	A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project
title_full	A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project
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title_full_unstemmed	A global conversation about energy from biomass: the continental conventions of the global sustainable bioenergy project
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publisher	The Royal Society Publishing
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url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/44685/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2010.0047
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