🔥 90% of wildfires in 2017 were human-caused, as higlighted by the latest JRC report on forest fires (ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/in…). Both the report and Commissioner for Environment Karmenu Vella insisted that they can be effectively prevented by sustainable forest management.

Everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask... about woody biomass 4 energy

AGREED! European Commission just adopted the landmark #EU2050 climate strategy for a #ClimateNeutralEU by 2050. Europe will be the world’s first major economy to go for #NetZero2050. Ready for #COP24! I’m proud to be European. 🇪🇺

Een dikke proficiat, Gwenny.

[#43Stories 23/43] 🇳🇱 🇪🇪 Torrefying #biomass for energy: an innovating process to produce high-calorific value pellets to easily replace fossil coal in existing power stations. Full story: europeanbioenergyday.eu/wood-torrefact… #BioenergyDay #1o5c

Of the world’s largest energy consumers, Brazil 🇧🇷 has by far the greenest energy mix. By 2023 almost 45% of the countries total final energy consumption will come from renewables 👉 bit.ly/2WAyL1w

"[...] we’ve lost sight of two simple messages – firstly, that all wood is not the same, and secondly, that the way that you burn it can make all the difference.[...] if we burn the right wood in the right way we can actually improve both our carbon footprint and our air quality"

🌳Very interesting event on forest fires and climate change organised by EuropeanForestOwners COPA-COGECA European Landowners' Organization European State Forests Bioenergy can contribute to tackle #ForestFires by bringing funding for sustainable forest management #SFM to forest owners

Het is warm in Gent aan de bron van het #warmtenet van @EDFLuminus Veel interesse voor #WKK en #warmtenetten die samen met thermische opslag een systeemoplossing voor de #energietransitie vormen

Expert M. Junginger (IEA Bioenergy) couldn't be clearer: the carbon cycle of #biomass is closed! Discussions should now shift onto increasing the contribution of sustainable biomass to our economies and societies, or else we'll be far from #decarbonisation!

Recordings of my presentation at the Bio360 conference in Nantes are available. I talked about #climate impacts of #forest #bioenergy. IEA Bioenergy youtu.be/D0wIMQFSBXU from time 10' to 30'. Background info: ieabioenergy.com/blog/publicati…

This Friday I will give a talk at the B+ Summit. Main message: for #transport #decarbonization we need a set of measures: reduce transport demand, improve vehicle efficiency, accelerate electrification AND replace fossil fuels with #biofuels (short term) & e-fuels (longer term).

Mooi initiatief van ODE Vlaanderen en Biogas-E vzw. Blij dat ik heb kunnen bijdragen met een voorwoord over de EU duurzaamheidscriteria voor #bioenergie. @IEAbioenergy

IEA Bioenergy News 35-1 is out! This issue covers WS29 Workshop co-organised with UNIDO in May 2023, ExCo91 Meeting, a Task Focus by Task 42, latest updates from all IEA Bioenergy Tasks, recent publications and upcoming events. Read the newsletter: ieabioenergy.com/blog/publicati…

Nearly 300 million people need to gain access to cleaner cooking each year to 2030 to achieve universal access goals this decade. The solutions needed to do this are low-cost & all commercially available today. Read more 👉 iea.li/3rmyAev

Forests are nature’s powerhouse and a vital resource for meeting the world’s renewable-energy demand 🌳☀️ Learn about the key actions to increase #sustainable woodfuel production and use. Via @fao #ForNature

Klinkt altijd indrukwekkend "+500 scientists". Ik heb ook een wetenschappelijke opleiding - had ik me niet meer verdiept in hernieuwbare energie en bosbeheer, dan had ik zo'n pamflet misschien ook wel getekend. Buiten hun vakgebied hebben wetenschappers ook maar een mening.

🗣 IEA Bioenergy’s Technical Coordinator Luc Pelkmans participated in a round table on #biofuels and agriculture, organized by PubAffairs - EU Debates, News & Opinions on 22 May. The highlights of the event are available here 🔗  pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/event/would-a-… Some of his central

🌱 COUNTRY REPORT: Implementation of bioenergy in Belgium 🇧🇪 – 2024 update ▶️ Belgium’s renewable energy share in final energy consumption was 14% in 2022, with around 60% of renewable energy produced from biomass. ▶️ Belgium is a small, densely populated country with high