Workshop: Consequences for climate and bioenergy of land sector carbon accounting under the Paris Agreement

29 Aug, 2018 - 30 Aug, 2018
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Contact: Annette Cowie
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Task 38Task 43RegularIEA Bioenergy

Co-hosted by IEA Bioenergy Task 38, IEA Bioenergy Task 43 and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Location: Ultuna Campus, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden

The aim of the workshop is to inform coming decisions on an accounting framework for the land use sector under the Paris Agreement, and to contribute to the further discussion and planning of climate and energy policies.

Specifically, the workshop will examine and discuss:

  • How different land sector carbon accounting frameworks create incentives or disincentives to harvest biomass for bioenergy and/or biomass-based products.
  • How different land sector carbon accounting frameworks influence forestry and other land management options towards build-up of land carbon stocks,
  • How the implementation of reference levels in carbon accounting schemes influences land management options.

The scope of the workshop is global and it aims to present case studies and analyses from different regions, biomes, political and institutional contexts.

Draft agenda:

29 August

13:00 14:00 Arrival, lunch

14:00 Welcome and introduction to the workshop (Johan Stendahl, Annette Cowie, Göran Berndes)

14:00 – 15:30 Theme: Paris agreement and bioenergy opportunities and constraints

– Possible effects of the proposed EU LULUCF regulation on the use of biomass for bioenergy (Gert-Jan Nabuurs)

– Title not yet specified (Sebastian Rüter)

15:00 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00 Theme: Forest reference levels and the consequences for bioenergy

– Relationship between forest reference level and bioenergy (Giacomo Grassi)

– Case studies: open for participant to propose a presentation

19:00 Workshop dinner

30 August

08:30 10:30 Theme: Gaps between research and policy in relation to accounting frameworks

– TBD

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 12:00 Discussion and conclusions

12:00 Lunch (end of main workshop)

13:00 15:00 Technical workshop on the implementation of forest reference level (experiences from the Nordic countries)