GBEP Annual Meetings 2024
Roma (Italy), Hybrid Event, 05/11/2024 - 07/11/2024
| GBEP Annual Meetings 2024 |
| 5 - 7 November 2024 |
| Ethiopia Room (C 285/289), FAO headquarters, Rome Italy and online |
| Tuesday, 5 November 2024 |
| 17th meeting of the GBEP Working Group on Capacity Building for Sustainable Bioenergy (WGCB) |
| Agenda | |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10.00 – 10.10 | Opening and adoption of the agenda |
| Maria R. Murmis, on behalf of Co-Chair (Argentina) | |
| Guéi Guillaume F. Kouhie, Co-Chair (ECOWAS/ECREEE) | |
| GBEP outreach and visibility |
| moderated by Ahmed Abdelati, Egypt |
| 10.10 – 10.25 | GBEP communications roundup 2024 |
| Jomari Guillermo, GBEP Secretariat | |
| 10.25 – 10.45 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| Activity Group 7 “Biogas” |
| moderated by Guei Guillaume F. Kouhie, AG7 Co-Leader (ECOWAS/ECREEE) and Dao The Anh, AG7 Co-Leader (Viet Nam) |
| 10.45 – 10.50 | Brief recap on AG7 objectives and scope of work |
| Constance Miller, GBEP Secretariat | |
| 10.50 – 11.10 | GBEP paper – Policies and Strategies for biogenic carbon capture and utilization in biogas systems |
| Sara D’Aniello, GBEP Secretariat | |
| Q&A | |
| 11.10 – 11.20 | Feasibility Assessment for Biogas Potential Development in The Gambia (SCALA - PSE Facility) |
| Lorenzo Traverso, FAO | |
| 11.20 – 11.30 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| Activity Group 8 “Advanced liquid biofuels” |
| moderated by Andrew Villemarette, AG8 Leader (USA) |
| 11.30 – 11.35 | Brief recap on AG8 objectives and proposed activities for 2025 |
| Andrew Villemarette, AG8 Leader (USA) | |
| 11.35 – 11.45 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| Youth |
| moderated by Mirjam Roeder, Aston University |
| 11.45 – 11.55 | Brief recap on activities related to youth |
| Sophia Demekas, GBEP Secretariat | |
| 11.55 – 12.05 | Youth-Led Bioenergy Solutions, case studies from Youth4Climate |
| Roxani Roushas, Youth4Climate Project Coordinator, UNDP | |
| 12.05 – 12.15 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| Activity Group 3 “Study tour for capacity building and training” |
| moderated by Fábio Meira de Oliveira Dias, AG3 Leader (Brazil) |
| 12.15 – 12.25 | Main achievements from the 11th GBEP Bioenergy Week 2024 |
| Tiziana Pirelli, GBEP Secretariat | |
| 12.25 – 12.30 | Announcement of the 12th GBEP Bioenergy Week in Africa, 2025 |
| Herbert Abigaba, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda | |
| 12.30 – 12.45 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| 12.45 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| Activity Group 4 “Towards sustainable modern wood energy development” |
| moderated by Maria Michela Morese, AG4 co-leader (FAO) and Bruno Gagnon, AG4 co-leader (Canada) |
| 14.00 – 14.05 | Brief recap on AG4 objectives and scope of work |
| Maria Michela Morese, AG4 co-leader (FAO) | |
| 14.05 – 14.15 | Presentation of FAOSTAT Bioenergy Domain |
| Francesco Tubiello, FAO | |
| 14.15 – 14.25 | Q&A |
| 14.25 – 14.40 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| Cross-initiative coordination |
| moderated by Jossy Thomas, UNIDO |
| 14.40 – 14.50 | Presentation of outputs of cross-initiative coordination group |
| Constance Miller, GBEP Secretariat | |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | Coffee/tea break |
| Activities on clean cooking |
| moderated by Andrew Villemarette, USA |
| 15.30 – 15.40 | 2024 activities of workstream on linkages between bioenergy and nutrition |
| Patrizia Fracassi, ESN, FAO | |
| Q&A | |
| 15.40 – 16.00 | Presentation on main results from USDA-FAS-funded FAO project “International Dialogues on Bioethanol as a Clean Cooking Fuel in Selected Countries in Africa and Asia” |
| Tiziana Pirelli and Sophia Demekas, GBEP Secretariat | |
| Q&A | |
| 16.00 – 16.10 | Importance of clean cooking in humanitarian settings |
| James Haselip, UNEP | |
| Q&A | |
| 16.10 – 16.20 | Bioenergy for clean cooking |
| Christian Rakos, World Bioenergy Association | |
| Q&A | |
| 16.20 – 16.40 | Discussion and proposals for future activities |
| Conclusions of the WGCB |
| 16.40 – 17.00 | Conclusions of the WGCB |
| Maria R. Murmis, on behalf of Co-Chair (Argentina) | |
| Guei Guillaume F. Kouhie, Co-Chair (ECOWAS/ECREEE) | |
| Wednesday, 6 November 2024 |
| 23rd Meeting of the GBEP Task Force on Sustainability |
| Agenda | |
| 09.00 – 09.10 | Opening and adoption of the agenda |
| Ahmed Abdelati, Co-Chair (Egypt) | |
| Guido Bonati, Co-Chair (Italy) | |
| Facilitating the Implementation of the GBEP Sustainability Indicators (GSIs) |
| moderated by Constance Miller, GBEP Secretariat |
| 09.10 – 09.30 | Presentation of the Rapid Implementation Framework online tool |
| Guido Bonati and Valentina Lasorella, CREA, Italy | |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Discussion on piloting and use of online tool |
| 10.00 – 10.20 | Coffee/tea break |
| Bioeconomy |
| moderated by Maria R. Murmis, Co-Leader (Argentina) and Floor van der Hilst, Co-Leader (IEA Bioenergy) |
| 10.20 – 10.30 | Scene setting – objectives of workstream meeting |
| Maria R. Murmis, Argentina | |
| 10.30 – 11.40 | Introduction to the GSIs as applied to the bioeconomy |
| moderated by Maria R. Murmis, Co-Leader (Argentina) and Floor van der Hilst, Co-Leader (IEA Bioenergy) | |
| Measurement of the GSIs in Kenya – implications for the bioeconomy | |
| Rocio Diaz Chavez, Imperial College London | |
| Applicability of EU Renewable Energy Directive indicators to the bioeconomy | |
| Joyce de Wit, RVO | |
| Metrics and monitoring frameworks for sustainable bioeconomy | |
| Marta Gomez San Juan, FAO | |
| Q&A and moderated discussion | |
| 11.40 – 13.00 | Interactive session: the GSIs as applied to the bioeconomy |
| Breakout group sessions for the three indicator pillars (environmental, social and economic). | |
| Environmental (Ethiopia room) | |
| moderated by Mirjam Roeder, Aston University | |
| Social (Room B245) | |
| moderated by Maria R. Murmis Cucullu, Argentina | |
| Economic (Room C348) | |
| moderated by Floor van der Hilst, IEA Bioenergy | |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Recap: The GSIs as applied to the bioeconomy |
| Feedback and results sharing from breakout groups. | |
| 14.30 – 15.40 | Enhancing circularity through interlinkages between bioenergy and other bioeconomy value chains |
| moderated by Birger Kerckow, Agency for Renewable Resources FNR, Germany | |
| Circularity within and between subsystems | |
| David Styles, University of Galway | |
| Recycling biogenic carbon: potentials, sustainability metrics and trade-offs | |
| Martin Junginger, Utrecht University | |
| 15.40 – 16.00 | Coffee/tea break |
| 16.00 - 16.45 | Discussion and agreement on roadmap for guidance on application of GSIs to the bioeconomy |
| moderated by Floor van der Hilst, IEA Bioenergy | |
| Conclusions of the TFS |
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Conclusions – Recap on the agreed next steps and activities |
| Ahmed Abdelati, Co-Chair (Egypt) | |
| Reception | |
| 18.00 – 21.00 | Meeting point: FAO main entrance, 17.45 CET |
| Location: Rosso Eat Drink Stay, Viale Aventino 32, Roma | |
| Thursday, 7 November 2024 |
| GBEP Programme of Work 2025-26: Priorities and planning |
| Agenda | |
| 09.00 – 09.20 | Opening and adoption of the agenda |
| Constance Miller, GBEP Secretariat | |
| 09.20 – 10.30 | Presentation of priorities by GBEP Partners and Observers |
| moderated by Constance Miller, GBEP Secretariat | |
| Five-minute interventions from Partners and Observers on national/organizational priorities and proposals for concrete activities for 2025-26. | |
| G7 Priorities and activities on sustainable biofuels | |
| Alessio Cipullo, Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Italy | |
| G20 priorities and activities on clean cooking and sustainable fuels | |
| Fábio Meira de Oliveira Dias, Brazil | |
| Interventions by Partners and Observers | |
| 10.30 – 10.50 | Coffee/tea break |
| 10.50 – 11.40 | Discussion on priority activities for Programme of Work 2025-2026 |
| Working Group on Capacity Building | |
| moderated by Maria R. Murmis, on behalf of WGCB Co-Chair (Argentina) | |
| Task Force on Sustainability | |
| moderated by Ahmed Abdelati, TFS Co-Chair (Egypt) | |
| 11.40 – 12.30 | Agreement on Programme of Work for 2025-2026 |
| moderated by Tiziana Pirelli, GBEP Secretariat | |
| 30th Meeting of the GBEP Steering Committee |
| Agenda | |
| 12.30 – 14.30 | Welcome lunch |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | Welcome remarks |
| Kaveh Zahedi, Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, FAO | |
| 14.45 – 14.50 | Opening and adoption of the agenda |
| Minister Alicia Barone, Permanent Representative of Argentina to FAO, IFAD and WFP ad interim (Argentina) | |
| Alessandro Guerri, Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, GBEP Co-Chair (Italy) | |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | GBEP membership and co-chairmanship |
| Welcoming new GBEP Observers | |
| Confirmation of co-chairmanship for 2025-26 biennium | |
| 15.10 – 15.35 | GBEP programme of work – GBEP Working Group on Capacity Building for Sustainable Bioenergy (WGCB) |
| Presentation of progress report from the Working Group | |
| Guei Guillaume F. Kouhie, Co-Chair (ECOWAS/ECREEE) | |
| Discussion and endorsement of the way forward | |
| 15.35 – 16.00 | GBEP programme of work – GBEP Task Force on Sustainability (TFS) |
| Presentation of progress report from the Task Force | |
| Ahmed Abdelati, TFS Co-Chair (Egypt) | |
| Discussion and endorsement of the way forward | |
| 16.00 – 16.20 | GBEP programme of work – Funding arrangements and links with international fora |
| Funding arrangements and links with international fora | |
| Tiziana Pirelli, GBEP Secretariat | |
| Discussion and endorsement of the way forward | |
| 16.20 – 16.30 | Conclusions and next steps |
| Alessandro Guerri, GBEP Co-Chair (Italy) | |
| His Excellency Ambassador Marcelo Martin Giusto, GBEP Co-Chair (Argentina) | |