Biomass Supply and the Sustainable Development Goals

IEA Bioenergy

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Abstract: Bioenergy is currently the largest source of renewable energy globally and demand for bioenergy is expected to increase as countries look for sustainable low-carbon energy alternatives as part of national climate change mitigation strategies. Bioenergy is also likely to compete with other end-uses for sustainably-procured biomass, as countries also implement broader bioeconomy policies. With demand for sustainable biomass expected to increase, an initiative was launched under IEA Bioenergy involving multiple tasks to identify and document best practice case studies from around the world to better understand how biomass supply chains could be implemented to support bioenergy production while simultaneously contributing to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).