Level 3 - Source on Forests & Energy

• 1. Introduction – What role can forestry and agriculture play in energy production?
• 2. What are the trends and prospects of energy supply and demand?
  • 2.1 How is the use of renewable energy projected to evolve?
  • 2.2 How much is wood-based energy used worldwide?
  • 2.3 Which factors will determine future energy choices?
• 3. How is bioenergy produced?
  • 3.1 How is solid wood used to produce bioenergy other than biofuels?
  • 3.2 How are liquid biofuels produced?
• 4. How much can forestry contribute to future energy demand?
  • 4.1 Which factors does wood energy development depend on?
  • 4.2 How much can different sources of wood contribute to energy production?
  • 4.3 How do different biofuels compare in terms of competitiveness and greenhouse gas emissions?
• 5. What are the implications of increased use of bioenergy?
  • 5.1 How will poverty, employment and prices be affected?
  • 5.2 What will be the impacts on land and environment?
• 6. How should bioenergy policies be developed?
• 7. Conclusions