Developingsustainablewoodfuelcookingsystems

WoodyBiomassEnergytoMeetNDCsandSDGsinDevelopingCountries

COP22,Marrakech– 15November2016

HenryNeufeldtandTonySimonsWorldAgroforestryCentre(ICRAF)

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PercentofpopulationdependentonsolidbiofuelsinAfricaandAsia

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InAfrica80%ofenergyisderivedfromfirewoodandcharcoal

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Currentelectricitygenerationfrombiomass-firedpowerstationsintheEuropeanUnion(GWh)

It’samyththatcharcoalisanenergysourceofthepoor

Currentcharcoalvaluechain

Improvedcharcoalvaluechain

SDG7Ensureaccesstoaffordable,reliable,sustainable,andmodernenergyforall

Recommendations

Tree-basedbioenergysystems,rangingfromfirewoodandcharcoaltoliquidbiofuelsandpowergeneration:

• Offergreatopportunitiesforsustainablegreengrowthpathwayswherebiomassenergyisstillamajorcontributortoheatingandcooking

• Improveforestmanagementandforestandlandscaperestoration

• Requireashiftinperceptiontorehabilitatetheirnegativeimage

• Requireaholisticapproachthatconsidersthefullproductiontoend-usercycle(‘cookingsystem’approach)

• Requirescollaborationofrelevantstakeholderstoovercomeinvestmentbarriers

• Requirespoliticalcoordinationatsubnational,nationalandregionallevels

CriticalSuccessFactorsforSustainableBioenergy• SDGsprovidedirectionfortheglobaldevelopmentagendauntil2030

• Sustainableenergy,includingbioenergy,cancontributetotheachievementofSDG7(affordableandcleanenergy)andseveralotherSDGs

• GovernmentsneedtoensurethatsustainableenergypoliciesarealignedwiththeSDGsforbioenergytounfolditsfullpotential

• Inclusiveandeffectiveparticipatoryapproachesarekeytoachievingthegoal

• Therearepromisingpathwaysandtechnologiestodevelopbioenergy,whichdependonnationalandlocalcontextsthatneedtobetakenintoaccounttoidentifyoptimalbioenergysolutions

HowtheNumbersStackUp

In2015:

$131billiontotalODA

$118billion(climate)greenbonds

$694billionclimate-alignedbonds

$90trilliontotalbondmarket

$93trillionrequiredofcumulativeinvestmenttoaddressclimatechangeby2030

Averagecouponrates3.7%Investmentgrade6.9%<BBB

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