Requirements and
recommendations for
sustainability
Emmi Jozsa
Senior Advisor Sustainability
Swedish Energy Agency
EU institutions
• DG ENER: Renewable Energy Directive
(RED) and in the future Directive for solid
and gaseous fuels
• DG CLIMA: Fuel Quality Directive (FQD)
• DG ENTP: Future regulations on biobased
products
• DG AGRI: SFM criteria in EU Forest
strategy
Directive 2009/28/EG (RED)
• EU targets 2020 and 2030:
• 20 % (27%) renewable energy
• 20% (40%) greenhouse gas reduction
• 20% energy efficiency
• Binding targets for Sweden:
• 49 % renewable energy
• 10 % renewables in transport
Indirect effects from land use
change (ILUC)
• ILUC negotiations since 2013
• Final agreement reached in council may 2014
• Negotiations with parliament fall 2014
– 7% first gen biofuels
– 0,5% non binding sub quota for second gen biofuels
that double count
– 2,5 count electricity in rail transport, 5 count
electricity in road transport
• Annex IV positive list for double counted
materials
Sustainability for solid and
gaseous fuels
• RED art 17.9 report on solid and gaseous fuels
• 2010 COM report with recommendations for
sustainability
• 31 Dec 2011 report on trade barriers
• Aug 2013 leaked directive proposal in line with
RED
• Summer 2014 report on recommendations for
sustainability in line with EU forest strategy
Sustainability for biobased
products
• DG ENTR: The European Commission stresses the need for
environmental and other sustainability criteria for European
standards and other standardization deliverables to be
considered by taking into account that final end products
might be made up of a mix of bio-based and non bio-based
components. The first criteria for sustainability were laid down
by the EC in the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC),
but are only obligatory for biofuels and bioliquids. Discussion
on indirect land-use effects on one hand and regarding
availability of biomass for the greater biobased economy on
the other hand, might lead to a further need for
harmonization and for presenting evidence that biobased
products are from sustainable renewable origin.
Sustainability for biobased
products
• Sustainability requirements in mandated
standard
– ISO 13065 (draft DIS)
• No proposal for directive, possibly in Public
Procurement / Eco-labelling
EU Forest Strategy
• Adopted on 20/9/2013 by the Commission (DG
AGRI, ENVI, ENTR, CLIMA, ENER och RTD)
• Submitted to Council and Parliament
• Presented at the Council of Ministers of
Agriculture on 23/9/2013 by Commissioner
Ciolos
• 29/4/2014 Council Working party on Forestry
reached agreement on Council conclusions
 adopted by the Council 19/5/2014
EU Forest Strategy
• To ensure and demonstrate that all forests in the
EU are managed according to sustainable forest
management principles and that the EU’s
contribution to promoting sustainable forest
management and reducing deforestation at global
level is strengthened, thus:
– contributing to balancing various forest functions,
meeting demands, and delivering vital ecosystem
services
– providing a basis for forestry and the whole forestbased value chain to be competitive and viable
contributors to the bio-based economy
EU Forest Strategy, CCs para 22
on SFM criteria
The Council] recalls existing SFM criteria and
indicators developed by Forest Europe, and
stresses that full advantage should be taken of
these in applying them to different policy
contexts.
These criteria and indicators, the relevant
policies, regulations and tools in place at EU,
Member State or regional levels, and also the
ecological, social and economic differences
between Member States,
The market-based tools for promoting
sustainably produced forest products, such as
certification schemes, as well as the situation of
small forest holders should be taken into
account when further analysing, applying
and, only if needed, adapting criteria and
indicators for SFM.”
EU Forest strategy – next steps
• 6 pan-European criteria, 52 indicators (35
qualitative, 17 quantitative)
• Instruments for following trends in forestry
• Expert group for further development of SFM
tools 4-5 June 2014 (Forest Europe, 46
signatories incl. COM, Russia, Turkey etc.)
 work to further development of SFM tools – to
be brought to the forest ministers in the panEuropean region
EU Forest Strategy – next steps
• Commission’s Standing Forestry Committee –
ad hoc working group to be set up with MS and
stakeholders. 1st meeting 11 June 2014
 deliver report by December 2014
• What will be the output?
 An analysis, basis for poss. systemic assurance
of SFM, guidelines or recommendations on
sustainable forest management?
Conclusions
• Sustainability
requirements/recommendations for forest
• Imperative that the same criteria and
indicators apply, regardless of end use
• Do not discriminate between different parts
of a tree (bio refinery principle)
Thank you for your attention!