Sustainability criteria and indicators for the bioeconomy: results from S2Biom for lignocellulosic biomass value chains

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1 Sustainability criteria and indicators for the bioeconomy: results from S2Biom for lignocellulosic biomass value chains Uwe R. Fritsche & Leire Iriarte, IINAS with inputs from Marcus Lindner & Joanne Fitzgerald, EFI Calliope Panoutsou, Imperial Colleage Berien Elbersen, Alterra Presented at JRC Biomass Workshop during the 25 th EUBCE in Stockholm, June 13, 2017 This project has received funding from the European Union s Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No The sole responsibility of this publication lies with the author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

2 Sustainability approaches Urgent need to harmonize sustainability C&I across value chains 2

3 S2Biom Sustainability Approach Umbrella approach to bioeconomy sustainability Scope: non-food biomass for the bioeconomy Holistic: economic, social and environmental criteria & indicators Internationally consistent: applicable in EU and outside Integrated approach: valid for agriculture, forestry, and waste sectors 3

4 S2Biom Sustainability Criteria 12 key criteria (with 27 indicators) for biomass sustainability Social Economic 7. Participation and transparency 8. Secure tenure of land 9. Employment and labor conditions Effective participatory processes Information transparency Land tenure assurance Full direct jobs equivalents along the full value chain Full direct jobs equivalent in the biomass consuming region (or country) Human and Labor Rights 10. Health risks Risks to public health 11.Food, fuelwood and other products 12. Production costs Ocupational safety and health for workers Food, fuelwood and other products supply security Current levelized life-cycle cost Future levelized life-cycle cost 4

5 S2Biom: Environmental C&I Indicator Basic Level of ambition Advanced Criterion 1. Resource use 2. Climate Change 3. Biodiversity # Indicator Minimum requirement Comparative (nonrenewable Comparative (biomass 1.1 Land use efficiency Descriptive Minimum requirement 1.2 Secondary resource efficiency 1.3 Energy efficiency Comparative (nonrenewable Comparative (biomass 1.4 Functionality (Output service quality) 2.1 Life cycle-based CO 2 eq including direct land use change 2.2 Other GHG emissions 3.1 Protected areas and land with significant biodiversity values 3.2 Biodiversity conservation and management Descriptive 4. Soil 5. Water 6. Air 4.1 Erosion 4.2 Soil Organic Carbon 4.3 Soil nutrient balance 5.1 Water availability and regional water stress 5.2 Water use efficiency 5.3 Water quality 6.1 SO 2 equivalents 6.2 PM 10 5

6 S2Biom: Social & Economic C&I Indicator Basic Level of ambition Advanced Theme Criterion 7. Participation and transparency # Indicator Minimum requirement Comparative (nonrenewable Comparative (biomass Descriptive Minimum requirement Comparative (nonrenewable Comparative (biomass 7.1 Effective participatory processes 7.2 Information transparency Descriptive 8. Land tenure 8.1 Land Tenure assurance 9.1 Full direct jobs equivalents along the full value chain Social cono ic 9. Employment and labor rights 9.2 Full direct jobs equivalent in the biomass consuming region (or country) 9.3 Human and Labor Rights 9.4 Occupational safety and health for workers 10. Health risks 10.1 Risks to public health 11.Food, fuelwood and other products 12. Production costs 11.1 Food, fuelwood and other products supply security 12.1 Current levelized life-cycle cost 12.2 Future levelized life-cycle costs 6

7 Perspective: Biomass and the SDGs The S2Biom approach to sustainability is fully synced with the most recent international developments on sustainability, especially the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the GBEP Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy (GSI). SDG Key wording Driver Safeguar End poverty in all its forms everywhere () () End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages () () Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Linkages between the SDGs and GSIs will be discussed in an international workshop in Bonn, July 3-4, Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all () () Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all () Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all () () For details see: Fritsche, Uwe et al (2017) Linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the GBEP Sustainability Indictors for Bioenergy (GSI). Technical Paper for the GBEP Task Force on Sustainability. IINAS & IFEU. Darmstadt, Berlin, Heidelberg (forthcoming) Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Reduce inequality within and among countries Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable () Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns () Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development () () () () () ()

8 Sustainability: More Info Consistent Cross-Sectoral Sustainability Criteria and Indicators: Sectoral_Sustainability_Indicators_Final.pdf Integration of sustainability C&I and data (life-cycle GHG emissions, air emissions, land and resource use, employment) into S2Biom online tool: Guidelines on assessing bioeconomy value chain sustainability performance: stainability_performance_final.pdf 8

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