C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y WP 5 Sustainability Tasks 5.2 and 5.3 Task leader: Oeko-Institut Crops2Industry “Non-food Crops-to-Industry schemes in EU27”

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y Content 1.Objectives 2.Progress of work 3.Some first results 4.Problems to be solved 5.Next steps

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y 1. Objectives Assess selected production and environmental impacts Identify ‘core’ list of standards and criteria for environmental and socio-economic sustainability of –selected non-food crops-to-industrial-products systems –in a global and country-specific perspective

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y 2. Progress of work Related activities of Oeko-Institut –German BMU/UBA “bio global” study (iLUC, land use, biodiversity) –IEE Project “Biomass Futures” (WP 4 – Sustainability) –CEN sustainability standards for bioenergy TC ISO PC –European Biofuels Technology Platform WG 4 (Sustainability) –IEA Bioenergy Task 40 "Sustainable Bioenergy Trade" –Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) –Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Sustainability Task Force –UNEP-FAO-UNIDO Targeted Research for GEF Activities will feed into WP Tasks Work of BOKU (Task 5.1): consider linking criteria to spatial disaggregation

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y 3. Some first results “Critical” environmental issues –direct and indirect land use change (LUC) and its impacts on GHG balances, and biodiversity: non-food crops grown on arable could lead to ILUC… –agrobiodiversity: possibly positive (scale-dependent) “Critical” social issues –food security impacts: depend on arable land use –employment: data needed for 4F crops, but positive!!! Key research issues –spatially disaggregation (using Environmental Zones based on EEA work on biomass potentials) –long-term: role of genetically modified organisms (GMO)

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y..on ILUC Indirect LUC: all incremental biomass crops (electricity, heat, transport, materials, food, feed, fiber) Options to reduce ILUC risk: –Use “degraded“ land  higher costs, incentives needed + biodiversity/social safeguards –Use land „freed“ from yield increase (how to measure?); possibly: convert hi-intense grassland? Long-term: strengthen global conventions to “cap“ iLUC effects on GHG + biodiversity  only real solution!

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y Biomass crops Residues/wastes Priority: Material use first! End of “ cascade“: Energy Use Biomass: Cascading!

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y Problems to be solved no problems, but opportunities: –life-cycle data on some plants (“specialty products”, e.g. pharmaceuticals/medicinal) not available, estimates could be done  need to clarify list of cropping systems –data on direct employment from 4F crop cultivation and conversion –spatial distribution of future production areas not yet available (  BOKU)

C R O P S T O I N D U S T R Y Next steps Collaboration with BOKU on disaggregation: meeting in DA or Vienna in Jan/Feb needed! Follow ILUC discussion (EU, US…), discuss possible use of hi-intense grassland for 4F cropping (next project meeting) consider new German BMU/UBA project on sustainable biomaterials and BfN project on biodiversity (more info next project meeting) Include outcome of other activities (GBEP, RSB, GEF), prepare paper on status and “core list“