Indirect Effects of Wastes

Ecometrica

03-03-10

As part of its climate change programme the UK Government has introduced market based regulatory measures to encourage the provision of renewable energy. At the European level the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) is expected to result in significant new demand for energy from biomass, particularly in the transport sector where other options are limited. Furthermore, the contribution of biofuels made from “wastes” and “residues” towards compliance with national renewable energy obligations will be considered twice that of other biofuels.

Recent research and other reports, including the Gallagher Review, have drawn attention to the possible indirect effects of redirecting biomass resources to energy end uses. These effects are not captured in the current life-cycle carbon reporting methodologies for the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation or the Renewable Energy Directive, as the system boundaries are drawn too narrowly. The current methodologies do not consider what would have happened to the resource if it were
not used in energy applications, and the subsequent effects of its availability being withdrawn from alternative uses or disposal systems.

Source: www.ecometrica.ca

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Category: Residues and waste, Climate Change, England