The document discusses a pilot project applying the Global Bioenergy Partnership's (GBEP) sustainability indicators in Ghana. The project aims to enhance Ghana's capacity to assess bioenergy sustainability and develop policies using the indicators. Key activities include identifying stakeholders, conducting an policy inventory, selecting relevant indicators, assessing data availability, and holding workshops with policymakers. The project partners, including Ghanaian government agencies and NL Agency, expect the pilot to provide lessons for refining the practical application of the indicators in Ghana and other West African countries.

1. Pilot project:
Global Bio-Energy
Partnership (GBEP)
Sustainability
Indicators in Ghana
Emiel Hanekamp
Partners for Innovation BV &
representative of NL Agency
November 2011
Realising
sustainability

2. 0 Contents
1.Introductions NL Agency and Partners for Innovation BV
2.Introduction GBEP
3.Pilot project: GBEP Sustainability Indicators in Ghana
4.Your expert opinion on Sustainability Indicators in Ghana
5.Questions
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3. 1.0 NL Agency
– NL Agency falls under the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and Innovation.
– The organisation implements programmes, regulations and laws
for 11 departments and 17 clients outside the government.
– The mission of NL agency is: the excellent implementation of
international, innovation and sustainability policy.
– Focussing on: Sustainability
Innovation
International business
Cooperation
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4. 1.1 Sustainable biomass/biofuels programs
– Global Sustainable Biomass Fund
• Subsidy budget: 12,5 M€ (no tenders to come)
• Goal: Support Developing Countries producing sustainable biomass for
energy, to be able to access local and international markets.
• Focus countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, Colombia, Nicaragua, Mali,
Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa
– Sustainable Biomass Import
• Subsidy budget: 7,5 M€ (no tenders to come)
• Goal: Support the increase of sustainable biomass from major biomass
producing countries, for energy generation in the Netherlands.
• Focus countries: Canada, Brazil, Ukraine, Baltic States and Russia
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5. 1.2 Pilot Projects contracted
Crop Number Number of projects
Algae 2
Agricultural 3 14
Residues 22
Jatropha 15
3
Palm Oil 8
4
Nuts 4
13
Oilseed 5
Africa
Sugar (Cane, 6 Asia
Sorgum & Palm)
Europe
Wood 7
North America
Bamboo 2 South America
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6. 1.3 Examples of supported projects
1. Improving sustainability of cane ethanol through mainstream
marketing - Brazil (Solidaridad)
2. CIIB-Certification system addressing indirect impacts of biofuels -
Brazil (WWF-international, RSB, Ecofys)
3. Development candlenut and castor biomass supply chains –
Indonesia (Fauna and flora international, PT Export leaf Indonesia)
4. Towards Sustainability certification of Jatropha Biofuels in
Mozambique (Jatropha Alliance, Partners for Innovation)
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7. Realising sustainability
1.4 Partners for Innovation
– Consultancy firm in Amsterdam (Netherlands) since 2004
– Experienced staff (>15 years) with many years in international projects
– Private sector clients: Governmental clients:
E+Co, Jatropha Alliance, SunBiofuels, European Commission, Dutch
GreenResources, Bio2Watt, Sara Lee, Ministries of Environment and
Desso, DAF Trucks, MaxiCosi (Dorel), Economic Affairs, Municipalities of The
SITA and etcetera Hague and Amsterdam and etcetera
– Expertise subjects: 1. Sustainable biomass
2. Product innovations
3. Energy and Climate policies
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8. Realising sustainability
1.5 Sustainable biomass services
– Our ambition: help biomass actors to be successful
– Our services:
1. sustainability pre-certification services
2. business plan development
3. feasibility studies
4. market potential studies
5. policy studies
6. capacity building
7. carbon footprints and CDM carbon credit development
– Country coverage:
Europe: EU and Ukraine
South America: Argentina, Brazil and Colombia
Africa: Mozambique, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Madagaskar and Tanzania
Asia: Indonesia and Vietnam
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9. Realising sustainability
1.6 Examples of executed projects in Africa
1. Supporting JSL Biofuels Madagascar SARL (jatropha plantation and biofuels
producer) with: business plan development, acquiring funding and evaluation
of sustainability; 2009-2010.
2. Supporting Jatropha biofuel producers in Mozambique with: evaluation of
sustainability, selection of certification system, development of a roadmap
towards certification and a carbon footprint; 2009-2011; see www.jatropha-
alliance.org or www.agentschapnl.nl/biomass.
3. RECIPES study: Inventory of current situation and Renewable Energy market
potential for 2020 in 15 developing countries like Niger, Ghana, Uganda,
South-Africa and Cameroon; European Commission; 2005-2007
4. Supporting Bio2Watt a South-African company developing 2-4 MW biogas
installations with: evaluation of sustainability, acquiring funding for their
activities and CDM carbon credit development; 2009-2012.
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10. 2.0 Introduction Global BioEnergy Partnership
– GBEP was agreed by the G8 in 2005 and launched on 11 May 2006
in New York at the CSD-14
– GEBP is a Global platform providing a forum to develop effective
policy frameworks for bioenergy
– Current GBEP partners include: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China,
Colombia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Mauritania,
Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Spain, Sudan,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom, USA, ECOWAS,
European Commission, FAO, IDB, IEA, UNCTAD, UN/DESA, UNDP,
UNIDO, UN Foundation, WCRE and EUBIA.
– GEBP secretariat is hosted by FAO in Rome (Italy)
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11. 2.1 GBEP Sustainability Indicators
– In-depth process for selecting and developing GBEP SI
o Start of process: March 2009
o Lead: Task Force on Sustainability (with three working groups)
o Criteria and principles for the indicators:
Relevance: measure sustainability, universal application
Practicality: complexity of data collection, data availability
Scientific basis: credibility, objectivity, transparency
Geographic scale: national level policies
– 24 Sustainability Indicators (SI) on:
8 Environmental aspects
8 Social aspects
8 Economic aspects
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12. 2.2 The 24 GBEP Sustainability Indicators
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13. 2.3 Three examples of the GBEP Indicators
ENVIROMENTAL PILLAR
3. Harvest levels Annual harvest of wood resources by volume and as
of wood a percentage of net growth or sustained yield, and
resources the percentage of the annual harvest used for bioenergy
SOCIAL PILLAR
Effects of bioenergy use and domestic production on
10. Price and supply
the price and supply of a food basket, which is
of a national
nationally defined collection of representative
food basket
foodstuffs, including main staple crops.
ECONOMIC PILLAR
19. Gross value Gross value added per unit of bioenergy produced and
added as a percentage of gross domestic product
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14. 3.0 Pilot GBEP indicators in Ghana
Goals: – Enhancing capacity in Ghana on using GBEP bio-energy
sustainability indicators as a tool to:
o Assess the sustainability of the Ghanaian bio-energy sector
o Develop sustainable bio-energy policies
– Learning lessons on how to use the indicators
o Enhance their practicality for policymakers
o Spread experiences in ECOWAS region and learning in GBEP
Project
partners: – Office of the Vice President of Ghana: Tanko Hamza, Biofuel
Energy Deputy Liaison officer
– Ecowas - ECREEE: Bah Saho, Renewable Energy Expert
– Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment: Ralph Brieskorn,
International Policy Manager Biofuels
– NL Agency: Bregje van Keulen, Advisor Biobased Economy
– Partners for Innovation: Emiel Hanekamp, senior consultant
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15. 3.1 Planned activities
Nov-Dec 2011 Jan-May 2012 Jun-Jul 2012 Aug 2012
• Stakeholder • Assessment of data • Workshops • Report &
identification availability with policy presentation
makers of results at
• Policy • Definition of data aimed at GBEP and
inventory collection strategy sustainable ECOWAS
bioenergy
• Selection of • Identification of long- development
indicators term use requirements
• Selection of • Stakeholder meetings
institutions / to discuss approach
universities and results
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16. 4.0 Selected GBEP Sustainability Indicators
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17. 4.1 Selected GBEP Sustainability Indicators
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18. Thank you for your attention!
MORE INFORMATION:
NL Agency biomass programs: www.agentschapnl.nl/biomass
Kees.Kwant@agentschapnl.nl
GBEP pilot Ghana: e.hanekamp@partnersforinnovation.com
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