Climate Change Effects of Biomass and Bioenergy Systems

Graz, Austria 2002

The economics of substitution management to reduce net GHG emissions
&
Forest-based carbon mitigation projects:
dealing with permanence, leakage, additionality, uncertainties, and socio-economic and environmental issues

Task 29 – Socio-Economic Aspects of Bioenergy Systems
Task 38 – Greenhouse Gas Balances of Biomass and Bioenergy Systems

22-24 April 2002 – Graz, Austria

Jointly organised by

     


Workshop Program

Monday, 22 April 2002

Plenary session – Supply and demand aspects for substitution

Introduction by
Bernhard Schlamadinger, JOANNEM Research, Austria
and
Timo Karjalainen, European Forest Institute, Finland

Henry Spelter, U.S. Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI
The economics of substitution of wood products in building applications – North American experience
Presentation Slides

Joint presentation: Interaction of economics and technical possibilities for substitution management
Timo Karjalainen, European Forest Institute, Finland
Hans Fredrik Hoen, Department of Forest Sciences, Agric. University of Norway
Leif Gustavsson, Lund University and Mid Sweden University
Presentation Slides

Plenary session – Permanence, leakage, additionality, uncertainties, and socio-economic and environmental issues

Claudio Forner, UNFCCC Secretariat, Germany
Carbon sinks: options discussed within the UNFCCC for dealing with duration/ permanence, leakage and additionality
Presentation Slides

Erik Ling, Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden
Socio-economic aspects of forest-based carbon mitigation projects
Presentation Slides
Full Paper

Drafting session 1

Participants draft papers in three parallel sessions on the following topics:
WG1: The economics of substitution management to reduce net GHG emissions
WG2: Forest-based carbon mitigation projects: technical options for dealing with permanence (duration), leakage, additionality, uncertainties
WG3: Forest-based carbon mitigation projects: socio-economic and environmental aspects of guaranteeing long-term success of projects

Tuesday, 23 April 2002

Drafting session 2

Whole day: Participants continue drafting papers in parallel sessions

Wednesday, 24 April 2002

Drafting session 3

Participants finalize drafting papers in parallel sessions

Final plenary session

Working Group 1
Timo Karjalainen
Outline paper

Working Group 2
Andre Faaij & Louise Auckland
Draft of paper 
Section 1 final plenary 
Section 2 and 3 final plenary 
Writing responsibilities 
Outline section 2

Working Group3
Carmenza Robledo


 

List of Participants

Name Institution Address Phone Fax e-mail
Working Group I
GUSTAVSSON, Leif Lund University, Lund Institute of Technology Gerdagatan 13, SE-223 62 Lund, SWEDEN +46 46222 8641 +46 46222 8644 leif.gustavsson@miljo.lth.se
HOEN, Hans Fredrik Agricultural University Norway, Department of Forest Sciences P.O.Box 5044, 1430 AS, NORWAY
JUNGMEIER, Gerfried JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Institute of Energy Research Elisabethstrasse 5, A-8010 Graz, AUSTRIA
KARJALAINEN, Timo European Forest Institute Torikatu 34, 80100 Joensuu, FINLAND
KLÖHN, Susanne Technical University Dresden Pienner Strasse 8, 01737 Tharandt, GERMANY
POHJOLA, Johanna Finnish Forest Research Institute Unioninkatu 40A, 00170 Helsinki, FINLAND
SOLBERG, Birger Agricultural University Norway, Department of Forest Sciences P.O.Box 5044, 1430 AS, NORWAY
SPELTER, Henry USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory One Gifford Pinchot Drive, 53705-2398 Madison, WI, USA
Working Group II
AUCKLAND, Louise Eco Securities Ltd. 45 Raleigh Park Road, OX1 4XA Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM
BERG, Staffan SkogForsk Uppsala Science Park, 751 83 Uppsala, SWEDEN
BRADLEY, Doug Douglas Bradley & Associates 402 Third Avenue, K1S 2K7 Ottawa, CANADA
CICCARESE, Lorenzo Italian Environmental Protection Agency Via V. Brancati 48, 00144 Roma, ITALY
DAMERON, Vincent Office National des Forests 10 impasse de la Neste, 65000 Tarbes, FRANCE
FAAIJ, Andre Utrecht University, Department of Science, Technology & Society Padualaan 14, 3584 CH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS +31 30 253 76 43 +31 30 253 76 01 a.p.c.faaij@chem.uu.nl
FORNER, Claudio UNFCCC Secretariat Martin Luther King Strasse 8, 53153 Bonn, GERMANY
JACKSON, Mark The Carbon Store Ltd. 55 High Street, 3070 Northcote Victoria, AUSTRALIA
MARLAND, Gregg Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division P.O.Box 2008, Bethel Valley Road, 37831-6335 Oak Ridge, USA
SCHLAMADINGER, Bernhard JOANNEUM RESEARCH Elisabethstrasse 5, A-8010 Graz, AUSTRIA +43 316 876 1340 +43 316 876 91340 bernhard.schlamadinger@joanneum.at
SIKKEMA, Richard Form Ecology Consultants Ridderstraat 2, Hattem, THE NETHERLANDS
Working Group III
DOMAC, Julije EIHP Svaska 163, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
HEKTOR, Bo Department of Forest Management and Products, Energy Division Signalistgatan 6, 16972 Solna, SWEDEN
LING, Erik Swedish Energy Agency Box 310, 63104 Eskilstuna, SWEDEN
LUNNAN, Anders Norwegian Forest Reserach Institute Hogskoleveien 12, 1431 Aas, NORWAY
MADLENER, Reinhard ETH-Zentrum WEC, Centre for Energy Policy and Economics 8092 Zürich, SWITZERLAND
MUYS, Bart Laboratorium of Forest, Natur & Landscape Research, KU Leuven Viral Decosterstraat 102, 3000 Leuven, BELGIUM
RADOGLOU, Kalliopi Forest Research Institute Vassilika, 57006 Thessaloniki, GREECE
RICHARDS, Keith TV Energy Ltd., Liberty House New Greenham Business Park, RG19 6HW Newbury, Berkshire, UNITED KINGDOM
ROBLEDO, Carmenza EMPA Duebendorf, Wood Department Ueberlandstr. 129, 8600 Duebendorf, SWITZERLAND
SCHEUER, Horst Landes Energie Verein Steiermark Burggasse 9, A-8010 Graz, AUSTRIA