Liquid Biofuels for Transport Links

1. Factual links

   Some of the websites providing factual information on Liquid Biofuels for Transport :

   • 1.1 International organizations providing information on biofuels
   • 1.2 Policy-related websites on biofuels
   • 1.3 Other interesting links on biofuels and related issues
2. Partner links

1. Factual links

1.1 International organizations providing information on biofuels

• The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued the study “Making Certification Work for Sustainable Development: The Case of Biofuels (2008)”:
  www.unctad.org/Templates/webflyer.asp?docid=10481&intItemID=1397 
• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Policy Innovation Systems for Clean Energy Security (PISCES) have gathered practical information in the report “Small Scale Bioenergy Initiatives: Brief Description and Preliminary Lessons on Livelihood Impacts from Case Studies in Latin America, Asia and Africa (2009)”:
  www.fao.org/docrep/011/aj991e/aj991e00.HTM 
• “Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision-Makers (2007)” is a report published by UN-energy, the collaborative framework for all bodies of the United Nations that contribute to energy solutions:  http://esa.un.org/un-energy/pdf/susdev.Biofuels.FAO.pdf
• The wood energy homepage of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provides information on biofuels in the broad sense and related issues at global, regional and national levels: www.fao.org/forestry/energy/en/  Several reports dealing with bioenergy are also available for download on the FAO Corporate Document Repository:
  www.fao.org/docrep/008/j5135e/j5135e00.htm 
• The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published various documents on biofuels:
  • The extended executive summary of “From 1^st to 2nd generation biofuel technologies: an overview of current industry and RD&D activities (2008)” is available at:
     www.iea.org/textbase/papers/2008/2nd_Biofuel_Gen_Exec_Sum.pdf
    and the full report at:
     www.iea.org/textbase/papers/2008/2nd_Biofuel_Gen.pdf
  • The IEA Energy Technology Essentials on biofuel production (2007):
     www.iea.org/textbase/techno/essentials2.pdf
• The European Environmental Agency (EEA) highlights that bioenergy can play an important role in combating climate change, but also insists on the fact that increasing production and use of first-generation agrofuels can lead to adverse effects on biodiversity, water and soil. More information at:
  www.eea.europa.eu/themes/energy/bioenergy-and-biofuels-the-big-picture 
• The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) works to address environmental consequences of energy production and use, and assists decision-makers to make better, more informed energy choices which fully integrate environmental and social costs:
  www.unep.org/themes/energy/ 

1.2 Policy-related websites on biofuels

• The European Commission promotes the use of biofuels in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impact of transport, and to increase security of supply. More information at: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/biofuels/biofuels_en.htm 
• As part of the European Union’s drive to promote the use of renewable energy, a ‘Biomass Action Plan’ has been developed by the European Commission which is designed to increase the amount of energy derived from biomass production
  More information at:
  http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/energy/renewable_energy/l27014_en.htm 

1.3 Other interesting links on biofuels and related issues

• The European Biomass Association represents the bioenergy industry at EU level. It describes various forms of bioenergy:
  www.aebiom.org 
• The Global Bioenergy Partnership provides access to a bioenergy database containing records from organizations and institutions worldwide. It provides information on bioenergy and related topics including climate change, food security, trade, sustainability, etc.:
  www.globalbioenergy.org/bioenergyinfo/en/ 
• The German Advisory Council on Global Change issued in 2008 the report “World in Transition - Future Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use” with a summary for policy-makers:
  www.wbgu.de/wbgu_jg2008_kurz_engl.html 
• European Biofuels Technology Platform was established to help reducing Europe’s fossil fuels dependency for transport and encourage the use of sustainable biofuels:
  www.biofuelstp.eu/overview.html 
• The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Government provides statistical data on energy sources, including renewable and alternative fuels such as biomass and ethanol:
  www.eia.doe.gov 
• The Common Fund for Commodities published in 2007 a document on “Biofuels: strategic choices for commodity dependent developing countries”, which provides commodity-dependent developing countries with a framework for strategic decision-making on entry into production and use of biofuels: www.globalbioenergy.org/bioenergyinfo/ 

2. Partner links

• The U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs provides a large range of information on bioenergy and transport biofuels in particular on its website:
  www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/energy/energy2.htm