© OECD/IEA 2010 BECCS at the IEA: The way forward Wolf Heidug

© OECD/IEA 2010 What have we done so far? Working Paper 2011 Combining Bioenergy with CCS: Reporting and Accounting for Negative Emissions under UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol Information Paper 2012 A Policy Strategy for Carbon Capture and Storage IEA-IIASA Expert Workshop 2011

© OECD/IEA 2010 BECCS is the use of CCS to capture emissions from biomass processing or combustion has the potential to reduce atmospheric concentrations of CO 2 CO 2 sequestered from air as biomass grows is not returned to atmosphere may well be needed for climate stabilisation BECCS can create ‘negative emissions’ should be reflected in incentive policy ProcessCCSBECCS Biological sequestration Combustion+1 Storage Lifecycle emissions 0 Should be reflected as extra incentive Stylised comparison of conventional CCS and BECCS lifecycle emissions

© OECD/IEA 2010 Options for applying BECCS incentives 1. Biological sequestration 2. Capture 3. Storage Providing incentive at capture allows use of same administrative infrastructure as for conventional CCS

© OECD/IEA 2010 Incentivising BECCS in the developing world Baseline and credit scheme (CDM and/or others) Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) UNFCCC Funds – Clean Technology Fund and others Role for International Financial Institutions:  providing concessional funds  risk mitigation instruments  supporting development of market in carbon credits from CCS,  technical assistance

© OECD/IEA 2010 Cultivating, harvesting, transporting, processing and land-use change all result in emissions that may reduce the emissions reduction potential of BECCS These need to be accounted for to provide correct strength of incentives for BECCS Kyoto Protocol accounting procedures for LULUCF are not comprehensive. Potential for LUCUCF – related emissions being unaccounted. Accountancy issues

© OECD/IEA 2010 Future work Country specific studies Indonesia – 2012 Brazil China Objectives Explore fit of BECCS with energy and climate policy strategy of target countries Analysis of opportunities, understanding of gaps Capacity building

© OECD/IEA 2010 Thank you Dr Wolf Heidug Senior Analyst International Energy Agency