Presentation by Tony Simons and Henry Neufeldt at ICRAF/INBAR side event titled 'Woody Biomass Energy to Meet NDCs and SDGs in Developing Countries' at the UN COP22, in Marrakech, Morocco.

1. Developing sustainable wood
fuel cooking systems
Woody Biomass Energy to Meet
NDCs and SDGs in Developing Countries
COP 22, Marrakech – 15 November 2016
Henry Neufeldt and Tony Simons
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

2. Sustainable Renewable Modern
Bio-energy
Geothermal
Solar
Wave
Wind
Bio-energy
Geothermal
Solar
Wave
Wind
Bio-energy
Geothermal
Solar
Wave
Wind
Nuclear
Fracking
ENERGY

3. Percent of population dependent on
solid biofuels in Africa and Asia

4. Francis Hannaway
WWF
In Africa 80% of energy is derived
from firewood and charcoal
Wood fuels
Charcoal
Hofstad et al 2009
Hofstad et al 2009
Million tons
Million m3

7. Current electricity generation from biomass-fired power
stations in the European Union (GWh)

8. It’s a myth that charcoal is an energy source
of the poor

11. Current charcoal value chain

12. Improved charcoal value chain

13. SDG7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable, and modern energy for all

14. Recommendations
Tree-based bioenergy systems, ranging from firewood and
charcoal to liquid biofuels and power generation:
• Offer great opportunities for sustainable green growth pathways where
biomass energy is still a major contributor to heating and cooking
• Improve forest management and forest and landscape restoration
• Require a shift in perception to rehabilitate their negative image
• Require a holistic approach that considers the full production to end-user
cycle (‘cooking system’ approach)
• Requires collaboration of relevant stakeholders to overcome investment
barriers
• Requires political coordination at subnational, national and regional levels

15. Critical Success Factors for Sustainable Bioenergy
• SDGs provide direction for the global development agenda until 2030
• Sustainable energy, including bioenergy, can contribute to the achievement of
SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy) and several other SDGs
• Governments need to ensure that sustainable energy policies are aligned with
the SDGs for bioenergy to unfold its full potential
• Inclusive and effective participatory approaches are key to achieving the goal
• There are promising pathways and technologies to develop bioenergy, which
depend on national and local contexts that need to be taken into account to
identify optimal bioenergy solutions

16. How the Numbers Stack Up
In 2015:
$131 billion total ODA
$118 billion (climate) green bonds
$694 billion climate-aligned bonds
$90 trillion total bond market
$93 trillion required of cumulative
investment to address climate
change by 2030

17. Average coupon rates
3.7% Investment grade
6.9% <BBB

18. Partnerships