Sustainable biomass options to meet the RED targets for 2020
Tuesday April 12, 2011
Venue : European State Forest Association, Rue du Luxembourg 66, Brussels
Workshop organised by the Biomass Futures project (www.biomassfutures.eu)
Final Workshop Agenda
9.30 - 10.00 Registration/ Coffee
10.00 - 12.30
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Welcome: Uwe R. Fritsche, Oeko-Institut on behalf of Biomass Futures
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Keynote: Sustainability of Biofuels and Bioenergy – EC Activities; Fanny
Langue, DG ENER
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Bioenergy supply curves in EU Member States including sustainability criteria;
Uwe R. Fritsche, Oeko-Institut
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Sustainability requirements on biomass for energy production - Overview of
certification systems and legal frameworks. EUBIONET III; Aino Martikainen,
Agency for Renewable Resources, FNR, Germany
11.30: Panel discussion (moderated by Berien Elbersen, Alterra) with
 Jean-Marc Jossart, AEBIOM
 Birger Kerckow, ETP Biofuels
 Peter Rechberger, RHC Platform
 Imke Lübbeke, WWF
 Tone Knudsen, Bellona Europa
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 17.00
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PRIMES scenarios for 2050, including GHG and cost implications of different
storylines; Mary Nezi, E3MLab, National Technical University Athens
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Policy framework for sustainable biomass futures; Bettina Kretschmer, IEEP
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Sustainable Bioenergy: A View of the EU Regions; Brian Meany, Committee of
the Regions
15.30: Panel discussion (moderated by Uwe R. Fritsche, Oeko-Institut) with
 María Gafo Gómez-Zamalloa, DG AGRI
 Brian Meany, Committee of the Regions
 Birger Kerckow, FNR Germany
 Sven-Olov Ericson, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy & Communications, Sweden
17.00 h: Closing remarks by Uwe R. Fritsche