Bioenergy

Energy-smart” food systems needed to address energy and food security in a sustainable way 17 January 2012 As the "International Year of Sustainable Energy for All" kicks off today, FAO will discuss how the food sector can tackle energy challenges to safeguard an energy and food-secure future in the context of climate change during a Roundtable discussion during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, 18 January 2012. [more...]

FAO Support Package for Decision-Making for Sustainable Bioenergy: Making Bioenergy Work for Climate, Energy and Food Security

In order to promote a sound and integrated approach to bioenergy, FAO has developed over recent years a set of instruments which are part of the ‘FAO Support Package for Decision-Making for Sustainable Bioenergy: Making Bioenergy Work for Climate, Energy and Food Security’. The support package  consists of five main elements: a decision support tool which provides a roadmap for sustainable bioenergy development, an analytical framework to inform policy makers on bioenergy development and food security complemented by a framework for environmental impact assessment, a tool which combines good practice implementation with related policies to promote them, and a set of indicators to monitor bioenergy. To see a two pages leaflet on the FAO Sustainable Bioenergy Toolkit click here.

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Environment	Food Security	Rural Development	Policy Framework

VIDEOS

International Year of Sustainable Energy for All 2012	'Energy-smart' agriculture Q&A with Peter Holmgren, Director of FAO Climate, Energy and Tenure Division