The CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative is developing activities to tackle some of the key barriers to the development of a sustainable bioeconomy.
Current activities include
Sustainability Workstream
The mission of the Workstream on Biomass Quantification and Sustainability Governance (aka the Sustainability Workstream) is to promote an evidence-based understanding of sustainable biomass production and use. Their desired outcomes are
- Ensure appropriate roles for sustainable biomass to help achieve goals for net-zero, climate-smart energy, and sustainable development
- Reduce sustainability risks for biomass production and utilization
- Recognition that biomass is the foundation for more sustainable, circular economies
Biofuture Council
The Biofuture Council serves as a vehicle for collaborating with Industry to showcase ways that bio-based Fuels, Chemicals, and Materials (FCM) can contribute to the Energy Transition and to a Net-Zero, Circular Economy.
The Council enables: joint work between Governments and Industry regarding feedstock availability and sustainability governance; convergence of sustainability governance between various governmental jurisdictions and international agencies; and rigorous approaches to carbon accounting for overcoming the policy and regulatory challenges associated with encouraging the substitution of bio-based product for their fossil equivalent.
Policy Blueprint
The Policy Blueprint aims to provide countries with the methodologies, tools and practical guidance to evaluate and improve the impacts and effectiveness of their bioenergy and bioeconomy policies. The Blueprint is based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of member countries’ policy portfolios. It aims to provide guidance on the essential elements of policy portfolios, along with good practice policy examples.
Read the Policy Blueprint methodology and country profiles
Read the 2024 Action Plan of the CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative