ing these feedstocks from bioenergy mar-kets will result in a new product portfo-lio with a higher contribution to climate change mitigation in the short and lon-ger-term. Regarding the need to balance short-term GHG targets with strategies that pursue long-term temperature sta-bilization goals, the authors caution that focusing exclusively on short-term GHG targets may result in decisions that make the longer-term objectives more difficult to meet. For example, a decision to prioritize carbon sequestration and storage in forests managed for wood production may help in meeting near-term GHG targets. How-ever, this could mean an end-point where forests store more carbon but have a lower capacity for producing bioenergy and oth-er forest products. The authors advocate that policies to drive climate change mitigation should recognize the roles that forests and forest industries play in the EU GHG balance: they sequester and store carbon and dis-place fossil fuels and other products that would otherwise cause GHG emissions. Their recommendations include: • Researchers who plan to assess GHG balances and the climate effects of for-est bioenergy should involve policy-makers and stakeholders in defining their research questions to increase the likelihood that results are relevant and useful. • It is critical for policies and regulations to create a situation where the promo-tion of bioenergy and other non-fos-sil energy options leads to fossil fuel displacement rather than competition among non-fossil options. • Policymakers need to consider policies that incorporate regional forest and energy sector conditions and avoid one-size-fits-all policies. • A generic categorization system, which specifies only some forest biomass types as eligible bioenergy feedstocks, may prevent the effective management of forest resources to economically meet multiple objectives, including climate change mitigation. There is a risk that bureaucracy and costly ad-ministration may discourage invest-ment in bioenergy. • Policies regarding the cascading use of forests should be applied with flex-ibility and consideration of what is optimal for specific regional circum-stances. • Policymakers should utilize knowl-edge and experience from European regions where biomass utilization has been a long-lasting practice. • The use of forest biomass for energy is likely to make economic and envi-ronmental sense if accompanied by a package of measures to promote best practices in forest management for cli-mate change mitigation. The debate about the benefits of bio-energy in mitigating the effects of climate has often been contentious. Special interest groups have presented conflicting opinions, often without proper scientific support. This report was written by indepen-dent scientists not representing any spe-cial point of view. Its balanced findings should be useful to regulators as they de-velop bioenergy policy in support of Eu-rope’s new targets under its Climate and Energy Framework. • Proven Solutions for your Biomass Applications Pneumatic & Mechanical Boiler Feeds Store, reclaim, convey and feed biomass and alternative fuels directly into boilers and kilns. Biomass Material Handling Support for biomass energy generation from truck/rail receiving through metered infeed into the boiler. Storage & Reclaim Equipment Open air or enclosed storage with circular or linear design solutions to fit your application. Crushers, Feeders & Sizers Primary and secondary crushing as well as multiple feeder options to process coal and biomass. Unmatched Parts and Service Replacement parts, OEM rebuilds & retrofits, installation, start-up, training and repair. Visit our website, follow us on social media or contact us today for more information. Toll-Free: +1 (855) 483-7721 § Email: [email protected] § Web: www.terrasource.com/cb 3 market-leading brands recognized and trusted throughout the world The brands comprising TerraSource Global (Gundlach Crushers, Jeffrey Rader and Pennsylvania Crusher) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) © 2016 TerraSource Global. All Rights Reserved. Handling a World of Materials CBM_TerraSource_NovDec16_CSA.indd 1 Canadian BIOMASS 2016-11-10 10:37 AM 9
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