UNECE Biomass Project for the Regions of the Russian Federation By: Hans Jansen

UNECE Economic Cooperation and Integration Division Moscow, 14 October 2009 1

Biomass

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UN Economic Commission for Europe region

Europe 42 North America 2 Commonwealth of Independent States, 12 3

UNECE Core Competencies

• Trade Facilitation Development • Sustainable Energy Strategy • Environmental Policy • Transport Policy 4

United Nations and Renewable Energy

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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) 5

Integrated Approach

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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

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Regional biomass action plans Statistics Training

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Biomass Demand in Europe

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EU Policy proposals 2007-8

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January 2007 “energy & climate package” proposed 2020 targets : • - 20% greenhouse gases (GHG) • +20% energy efficiency • 20% renewable energy (10% bio-fuels)

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Broadly endorsed by Member States and European Parliament

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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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

Biomass in UNECE Project includes:

• Woody Biomass • Biomass from Crop Residues 15

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 – 4.5 % in 2020 (hydro energy is not included) • 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 19

Timber Resources of Russia Central Federal District Resources – 2317.0 million m 3 North-West Federal District Resources - 8063.0 million m 3 Ural Federal District Resources - 6885.0 million m 3 Far-East Federal District Resources – 21023.0 million m 3 St.-Petersburg Moscow Nizhni Novgorod Rostov–on-Don Ekaterinburg Privolzhsky Federal District Resources – 4053.0 million m 3 North-Caucasian Federal District Resources – 539.2 million m 3 Siberian Federal District Resources Novosibirsk – 30718.0 million m 3

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Biomass Producers Leningrad Region

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Rotterdam Cargo Terminal

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Creating Sustainable Biomass Sector

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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 23

The Logistics Chain

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For Further Information: Hans Jansen

Senior Project Manager UNECE Economic Cooperation and Integration Division

Tel: 41 22 917 37 28 [email protected]

www.unece.org

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