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By: Hans JansenUNECE

Economic Cooperation and Integration Division

Moscow, 14 October 2009

UNECE Biomass Project for the Regions of

the Russian Federation

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Biomass

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UN Economic Commission for Europe region

Europe 42 North America 2 Commonwealth of Independent States, 12

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UNECE Core Competencies

• Trade Facilitation Development

• Sustainable Energy Strategy

• Environmental Policy

• Transport Policy

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United Nations and Renewable Energy

• Kyoto Protocol • 5% Reduction by 2012

• The Bali Roadmap• Kyoto protocol after 2012• Prominent role of Forests

• United Nations Climate Change Conference COP15 Copenhagen (7-18 December 2009)

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Integrated Approach

• Sustainable development of the sector• Training and education• Biomass trade logistics• Port logistics• Trade facilitation procedures• Biomass certification

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Project focus in 2009

• Regional biomass action plans• Statistics• Training

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Biomass Demand in Europe

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EU Policy proposals 2007-8

• January 2007 “energy & climate package” proposed 2020 targets :

• - 20% greenhouse gases (GHG)• +20% energy efficiency

• 20% renewable energy (10% bio-fuels)

• Broadly endorsed by Member States and European Parliament

• Objectives confirmed in EC’s 23/01/2008 proposal for Climate and Energy Package – “20-20-20 goal”

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What is a RBAP

Regional Biomass Action Plan

Goal – to boost bioenergy markets

Provides explicit steps to regional governments

in developing;

• Medium and long run goals

• Strategies and policy instruments

• Monitoring and evaluation systems

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Why a RBAP The RBAP provides guidance for how regional

entities should go about addressing;

• All chains in the market process

• Identifying stakeholders and expected roles

• Developing the necessary support for biomass adoption

• And putting into place a strategy to ensure long run sustainability in the plan, and biomass deployment

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Expected Outcomes of a RBAP

The RBAP seeks to:

• Optimize efficiency in energy use

• Ensure that tangible and clear set biomass strategies are developed at regional and local levels.

• Anticipate both the positive and negative effects of such biomass development, and address how such changes can be managed in sound economical and environmental manners

• Aid the fundamental goal of lowering dependency on depleting fossil fuel energy sources and heighten the use of environmentally sound energy sources

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Sources of information

• Based on country correspondents’ statistics

• 6 statistics-based chapters

• UNECE/FAO TIMBER database

• UN Comtrade validated by European Forest Institute

• 6 additional chapters on topical issues

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Results of a UNECE/FAO study on

“Wood resources availability and demands:Implications of renewable energy policies”

• Woodfuel consumption is much greater than previously measured

• Increasing wood energy changes • Long-term forecasts for the sector’s wood needs• A need for more precise data and statistics• Wood is the major renewable energy source in

the EU and CIS

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Biomass in UNECE Project includes:

• Woody Biomass

• Biomass from Crop Residues

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Woody Biomass

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Biomass from Crop Residues

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Biomass production in Russia

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Biomass Policy RF

For example: Decree № 1, 2009 “On the use of Renewable

Energy Sources for electricity production”

• Increased use of Renewable Energy Sources: – 1.5 % in 2010 – 2.5 % in 2015 (hydro energy is not included)– 4.5 % in 2020

• District heating utilities need to be modernized (25% of Russia’s energy consumption)

• The regional governments are recommended to incorporate biomass use in their development plans

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Timber Resources of Russia

Ekaterinburg

St.-Petersburg

Moscow

Novosibirsk

Nizhni Novgorod

Rostov–on-Don

North-West Federal DistrictResources - 8063.0 million m3

Far-East Federal DistrictResources – 21023.0 million m3

Siberian Federal DistrictResources – 30718.0 million m3

Ural Federal DistrictResources - 6885.0 million m3

Central Federal DistrictResources – 2317.0 million m3

Privolzhsky Federal DistrictResources – 4053.0 million m3

North-Caucasian Federal DistrictResources – 539.2 million m3

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Biomass Producers Leningrad Region

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Rotterdam Cargo Terminal

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Creating Sustainable Biomass Sector

• Cooperation with the private sector along the logistics chain Forest- and agro residue producers Transport operators (rail, road, port) International bulk traders Energy producers (electricity; district heating)

• Inter-Sectoral Cooperation, Sustainability, and certification Coordinated approach involving all stakeholders: private sector,

governments, academia, local communities, NGOs

• Concrete Results Training and education on Regional Biomass Action Plans, including

regional use and export of biomass Practical data on market development opportunities, including European

biomass demand and requirements

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The Logistics Chain

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For Further Information:

Hans JansenSenior Project Manager

UNECE Economic Cooperation and Integration Division

Tel: 41 22 917 37 28hans.jansen@unece.org

www.unece.org