Towards More Coherent and Sustainable Biomass Policy: Examining European biomass-to-energy planning
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Summary, in English
This thesis finds that current biomass-to-energy planning is insufficient to deliver coherent, sustainable bioenergy development. The work proposes an approach that can help achieve sound policy and planning processes. This requires adherence to structure, embracing adaptation and continuous improvement, looking beyond a singular focus on energy use, and assessment of policy instrument interactions within the planning framework. Specific actions to overcome barriers in planning processes are delineated. Among other things, these include political and stakeholder commitment to processes that are continuously updated and evaluated, and recognition of regional directions of work in higher level policy-making. The work shows that significant improvements to coordination of, and by, planning can be implemented. Such improvements would help overcome barriers constraining bioenergy progress and consequently assist biomass policy and planning to achieve their intended outcomes.
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Publication/Series
IIIEE Dissertation
Volume
2011:2
Full text
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- Bioenergy
- Biomass policy
- Renewable energy
- Policy coherence
- National action plan
- Strategic planning
- European Union
- Region
Status
Published
Supervisor
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1402-3016
- ISBN: 978-91-88902-74-0
Defence date
9 September 2011
Defence time
09:15
Defence place
Aula at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Tegnérsplatsen 4, Lund University Faculty of Engineering
Opponent
- Per Mickwitz (Professor)