Dear Ms. Ehlers
Thank you deepening the discussion about wood energy. I very much agree with your description of why it is important, and the way this important topic falls into a “gap” between forest and energy policies (you say “there is not much dialogue between the two sectors”: in Europe, that is quite an understatement – and the energy sector has the financial resources). Wood energy is also an issue where the whole discussion is radically different in developed and developing countries (or even regions within countries).
I would also like an indicator of demand, supply and sustainability of supply for wood energy, but I fear this might be complex in practice as all wood can be burned, and the main tension is often between uses of wood, not total harvest levels. On balance, I agree with your last sentence: that it wood energy may not need to be included in Global Core Set of forest related indicators, but should be carefully monitored at the national level and incorporated into all statements and commitments about policy for forests – and for energy.
Thank you again
Kit Prins
Facilitator
Г-н Christopher Prins