After Rio: outcomes and next steps

The Senior Officials’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro was a great opportunity to create and deepen relationships with colleagues from Brazil, India, Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan and many other countries.
CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative | 2023 Action Plan

Learn more about CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative Action Plan for 2023.
GCEAF BIOFUTURE STATEMENT – Governments and Industry affirm the future of bio-based fuels, chemical, and materials

The government and industry members of the Biofuture Platform Initiative and Campaign announce the release of their Biofuture Statement that affirms the essential role of bio-based fuels, chemicals, and materials.
United States announced as Chair of multilateral Biofuture Platform during Biofuture Summit II

The IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 report published last week has highlighted the critical role that sustainable bioenergy will play in the clean energy transition.
IEA Bioenergy scientific network issues statement correcting misconceptions about wood bioenergy

The IEA Bioenergy released a declaration about the use of woody biomass for energy, responding to recent questioning by media campaigns. The complete IEA Bioenergy declaration is reproduced below.
Newly launched Biofuture Campaign proposes replacing fossil carbon with bio-based fuel and materials

The Biofuture Platform, a Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) initiative, launched its Biofuture Campaign last week with a high-level virtual event during the 12th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM12).
Biofuture Summit II: IEA calls for countries to implement Biofuture Platform post-COVID Principles

Unique conference brings together world-leading policies, innovation, science and market analysis across the bioeconomy
Biofuels fall 12% globally, first drop in two decades – urgent action required to build back better

The IEA’s Renewables 2020 report published this week shows a promising outlook for renewable electricity, whilst the biofuel sector declines for the first time in two decades.
Biofuture Summit II webinar discusses Biofuture Principles for Post-COVID recovery with Bio

Experiences in implementing the Five Principles were discussed by government representatives from three continents, private sector, and the IEA.
Biofuture launches Clean Energy Ministerial Initiative to accelerate bioenergy in energy transition

In a high-level launch event, government representatives, the International Energy Agency and top industry leaders called for international collaboration and engagement with private sector to achieve global climate and energy transition goals.