UN launches “Towards sustainable production and use of resources: Assessing Biofuels” report
In Kenya, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched its new report, ‘Towards sustainable production and use of resources: Assessing Biofuels’. The International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management (IPSRM) produced this extensive literature examination and a thorough review process, involving a number of experts, to provide a robust assessment of key problems of production and use of biomass for energy purposes and options for more efficient and sustainable production and use of biomass.
Key findings:
1. Bioenergy, so far largely in the form of traditional use of biomass, is part of the energy mix.
2. Long term sustainability of the bioenergy sector can only be achieved with sound policies and planning that take into consideration a range of global trends, including population growth, yield improvements, changing diet patterns and climate change.
3. Biofuels may make a difference in terms of achieving the different policy objectives pursued. However, not all biofuels perform equally well in terms of their impact on climate, energy security, and on ecosystems.
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