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BECCS at the IEA:
The way forward
Wolf Heidug
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What have we done so far?
 Working Paper 2011
Combining Bioenergy with CCS: Reporting
and Accounting for Negative Emissions under
UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol
www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/bioenergy_ccs.pdf
 Information Paper 2012
A Policy Strategy for Carbon Capture and
Storage
www.iea.org/papers/2012/policy_strategy_for_ccs.pdf
 IEA-IIASA Expert Workshop 2011
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BECCS can create ‘negative emissions’
 should be reflected in incentive policy
 BECCS is the use of CCS to
capture emissions from
biomass processing or
combustion
 has the potential to reduce
atmospheric concentrations
of CO2
 CO2 sequestered from air as
biomass grows is not returned
to atmosphere
 may well be needed for climate
stabilisation
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Stylised comparison of conventional CCS
and BECCS lifecycle emissions
Process
CCS
Biological
sequestration
BECCS
-1
Combustion
+1
+1
Storage
-1
-1
0
-1
Lifecycle
emissions
Should be
reflected as extra
incentive
Options for applying BECCS
incentives
1. Biological sequestration 2. Capture 3. Storage
Providing incentive at capture allows use of same
administrative infrastructure as for conventional
CCS
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Incentivising BECCS in the developing world
 Baseline and credit scheme (CDM and/or
others)
 Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
(NAMAs)
 UNFCCC Funds – Clean Technology Fund and
others
 Role for International Financial Institutions:
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providing concessional funds
risk mitigation instruments
supporting development of market in carbon credits from CCS,
technical assistance
Accountancy issues
 Cultivating, harvesting, transporting, processing and
land-use change all result in emissions that may
reduce the emissions reduction potential of BECCS
 These need to be accounted for to provide correct
strength of incentives for BECCS
 Kyoto Protocol accounting procedures for LULUCF are
not comprehensive. Potential for LUCUCF – related
emissions being unaccounted.
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Future work
 Country specific studies
 Indonesia – 2012
 Brazil - 2013
 China
 Objectives
 Explore fit of BECCS with energy and climate
policy strategy of target countries
 Analysis of opportunities, understanding of gaps
 Capacity building
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Thank you
Dr Wolf Heidug
Senior Analyst
International Energy Agency
[email protected]
www.iea.org/ccs
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