The work package has the following specific objectives:

• Common development and operationalization of sustainability criteria for bio-energy
• Showing ways and good practices how to integrate those criteria into policy frameworks through certification systems and other policy instruments
• Supporting the formulation and implementation of coherent strategies and action plans promoting sustainable use of biomass for heating, electricity and transport.

General info about the work package:

The work package is structured into four tasks coordinated by different task leaders:

Task 3.1: Development of sustainability criteria for biomass production and use (Swedish Board for Agriculture)

Task 3.2: Certification systems for sustainable biomass production and use (Agency for Renewable Resources FNR, Germany)

Task 3.3 Policy assessment and strategy development (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety)

Task 3.4 Sub-regional policy strategies (University of Rostock)

Key deliverables include guidance on sustainability criteria, exemplary lifecycle analysis, comparative analysis of certification systems with policy recommendations, EU and country policy assessments, policy guidelines for strategy and action plan development, capacity development workshops for policy makers, sub-regional policy showcases and policy guidance, methodology for assessing wood use.