Related Documents

Interviews / OpEd's / Articles

UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner (PDF - 21 KB)
In Baltimore Sun, February 13, 2007

UNEP Bioenergy Coordinator, Martina Otto (PDF - 2 MB)
‘FUEL, The Global Business of Fuels’, A Hart Energy Publication, Fourth Quarter 2007


Overview documents

UNEP Issues Paper (PDF - 328 KB)
Recent increasing demand for biofuels and other forms of bioenergy has sparked vigorous debate, particularly
about their impact on food availability and pricing...

Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Markers (PDF - 1 MB)
UN Energy Report

Bioenergy Wiki
Building the Knowledge Base for the Future of Bioenergy

A Sustainable Biofuels Consensus, Bellagio (PDF - 105 KB)
Understanding the many drivers for sustainable trade, consumption and production of biofuels, and the comparative advantage of supplying regions combined with demand and technology from consuming regions

Biofuels and Sustainable Development, San Servolo (PDF - 164 KB)
Report of the executive session on Grand Challenges of the Sustainability Transition


Sustainability Standards

Global principles and criteria for sustainable biofuels production:
Version Zero
(PDF - 171 KB)
The resulting draft standard – principles and criteria, along with key elements of the guidance for implementation – is presented in this document

Biomass Systems based on Agricultural and Forestry
Waste
(PDF - 365 KB)
Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) Guidelines

Biomass Systems based on Energy Crops (PDF - 365 KB)
Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) Guidelines


Assessments

Energy Balance & Greenhouse Gas
Emissions of Biofuels from a Life Cycle
Perspective
(PDF - 324 KB)
This study evaluates and critically assesses the most relevant existing LCA studies in the area of biofuels, particularly those relating to the energy balance and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of biofuels produced from a range of crops and other biomass feedstocks using various conversion technologies.


Business models

Feasibility Study (PDF - 2 MB)
Local Biofuel Production for Use in Telecommunication Applications in South Eastern Tanzania

Biofuel Oil Promotion and Credit Facility (PDF - 700 KB)
Catalysing Financing Market for Bio-fuel Oils in South India


Jatropha

Background Paper (PDF - 1,1 MB)
Empowering rural communities by planting energy: Roundtable on Bioenergy Enterprise in Developing Regions

 
UNEP Issues Paper (PDF - 328 KB)


Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Markers (PDF - 1 MB)