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"Sustainable Bioenergy - Challenges and Opportunities"
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Documentation of the Conference

"Sustainable Bioenergy - Challenges and Opportunities"
International Conference
12 - 13 October 2006
Venue: Altes Wasserwerk (former Parliamentary Building) Bonn, Germany

Conclusions from the Conference (download 128 kb)

The presentations and speeches delivered at the Conference can be downloaded here.
A complete compilation will shortly be available.

Day 1 - Thursday Oct. 12
Conference Chair: Count Hermann Hatzfeldt, Forestry Stewardship Council
08.30 - 12.00 Registration & Badge Distribution (coffee & tea available)
09.30

Welcome by Conference Convenors

German NGO Forum (download 117 kb)
United Nations Foundation
Conference Chair
(download 24 kb)

09.45 Opening Keynote Addresses:
Karin Kortmann, Deputy Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development,
Germany (download 36 kb)
10.00 DEFINING BIOENERGY AND BIOFUELS

Development Aspects and Economic Benefits
Gustavo Best, Food and Agriculture Organization

Bioenergy and Biofuels as an Energy Solution
Mersie Ejigu, Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability (Uganda)
(download 37 kb)
10.30 Coffee Break
11.00 TECHNOLOGY AND MARKET SURVEY - EFFICIENT APPLICATIONS FOR BIOENERGY

Biomass in the Electricity and Heat Sector
Uwe Fritsche, Institute for Applied Ecology (Germany) (download 665 kb)

Technology Transfer Issues
Cliff Spencer, Springdale Renewable Energy Ltd. (United Kingdom)
(download 4,7 MB, download 17,8 MB)


Liquid Fuels and Biogas
Josef Plank, Chamber of Agriculture - State of Styria (Austria)
(download (german) 1,4 MB, download (german) 490 kb)
/ text in english download 25 kb), presentation in english download 7,5 MB)
11.45 Q&A facilitated by Melinda Kimble, United Nations Foundation
12.15 - 12.30 Special Address by Rudy Lumuru, SawitWatch (Indonesia) (download 85 kb)
12.30 Lunch Break - Buffet Style
(Location: Pumpenhaus)
14.00 - 14.15 Keynote Address by Suani Coelho, Deputy Minister of Environment, Sao
Paulo State Government (Brazil) (download 685 kb)
14.15 - 15.15 BIOENERGY ON A GLOBAL MARKET & INCLUDING SECURITY ISSUES

Energy Security
Suzanne Hunt, WorldWatch (United States)

Import Substitution and Export Potential
Francis Johnson, Stockholm Environment Institute (Sweden) (download 1,9 MB)

Opportunities for Developed and Developing Country Farmers
Florence Van Houtte, European Commission, DG Development
(download 118 kb)


Comments from a Panel:
Lucia Ortiz, Brazilian NGO Forum (Brazil) (download 1,2 MB)
Dietrich Klein, COPA COGECA, European Farmers Organisation (Belgium)
Simonetta Zarrilli, UNCTAD
15.15 Q&A facilitated by Juergen Maier, German NGO Forum
15:45 Keynote Address
Daniel de la Torre de la Ugarte, University of Tennessee (United States)
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:30 FINANCING BIOENERGY - OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES

Bioenergy and Private Sector Financing
Karl Watkin, D1 Oils (United Kingdom)

Financing Modalities for Bioenergy
Robert Watson, World Bank

Comments from a Panel:
David Waskow, Friends of the Earth (United States)
Ibrahim Togola, Mali Folkecenter (Mali)
Joan Dudik-Gayoso, Society for International Development (United States)
17.30 - 18.15 Q&A facilitated by Janet Hall, United Nations Foundation
19.00 Evening Reception hosted by the City of Bonn
Altes Rathaus, Markt (Old Town Hall)20.30 Reception ends
Day 2 - Friday Oct. 13
08:30 - 10:30 Registration & Badge Distribution (Pumpenhaus)
08.30 - 09.15 Coffee & Tea
09.15 - 09.45 Summary of Day One by Conference Chair (download 21 kb)
09.45 - 10.00 Special Address
André Moise Traoré-Nignan, Deputy Minister for Agriculture (Burkina Faso)
10.00 - 10.15 Special Address on International Trade and Environment
Harsha V. Singh, World Trade Organization (download 229 kb)
10.15 - 11.15 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF BIOENERGY

Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Senior Program Manager - Environment Cluster,
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
(download 542 kb)

Jose Caravallo, Abengoa Bioenergy Company (Spain) (download 3 MB )

Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, West and Central Africa Hub for Rural Development
and Food Security (Senegal) (download 3 MB )
11.15 - 11.45 Q&A facilitated by Juergen Maier, German NGO Forum
11.45 - 12.00 Special Address on the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP)
Gloria Visconti, Ministry of Environment, Land, and Sea (Italy) (download 1 MB )
12.00 - 12.15 Presentation of IPC Study on Biofuels and Trade
Rob Howse, University of Michigan Law School (United States)
12.15 - 12.30 Introduction of Afternoon Sessions by the Chair
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch Break- Buffet Style
(Location: Pumpenhaus)
14.00

SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA ROUNDTABLES

Roundtable 1: Land Use & Livelihoods
Co-Presenter: David Osterberg, University of Iowa (United States)
(download 39 MB )
Co-Presenter: Arun Kashyap, UNDP
(download 1 MB )
Case Study: Raul Montemayor, Federation of Free Farmers Cooperatives
(Philippines)
(download 1 MB )
Moderator: Cahit Gürkök, UNIDO
Rapporteur: Jana Gastellum, United Nations Foundation

Roundtable 2: Trade & Finance
Co-Presenter: Joan Dudik-Gayoso, Society for International Development (United States) (download 16 kb)
Co-Presenter: Katrin Kuhlmann, Women´s Edge Coalition (United States)
Case Study: Hari Sharan, DESI Power (India)
Moderator: Roland Clarke, CARICOM (Guyana)
Rapporteurs: Caroline Maloney, United Nations Foundation, and Daniela
Setton, German NGO Forum

Roundtable 3: Climate
Co-Presenter: Jerry Weingart, The Energy and Security Group (United States)
(download 760 kb)
Co-Presenter: Horst Fehrenbach, Institute for Energy and Environmental
Research (Germany)
(download 1,8 MB, download 8 MB)
Case Study: Lin Gan, CICERO Institute (China)
(download 10,2 MB)
Moderator: Halldor Thorgeirsson, UNFCCC (Iceland)
Rapporteurs: Dulce Meldau, United Nations Foundation, and Gerald Knauf,
German NGO Forum

15.00 - 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 - 17.30 Roundtable Discussions (continued)
17.30 - 18.00 Chamber Music by Collegium-Musicum, University of Bonn
18.00 - 18.30 Summary by Conference Chair and Closing Remarks
Presentation of preliminary conference results (download 30 kb )
18.30 Press Conference for Conference Principals
19.30 Farewell Reception with Rhine wine or German beer
Hotel Konigshof, Adenaueralle 9
21.00 Conference Ends