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BIOMASS AND BIOENERGY FROM SOUTHERN FORESTSChallenge to Forest Research and Development
Outline Background The Research Model The Key Issue of the Day (Sustainability) FS Sustainable Operations (Auburn
LEED) Science Delivery
Why Biomass and Bioenergy?
Energy Price Energy Security Carbon Footprint—Greenhouse Gases
US Bioenergy Approach Administration Goals Policy (RFS, RES) Incentives Development loans R&D Funding
Energy Independence and Security Act 2007 (EISA)
The The Renewable Renewable Fuel Fuel StandardStandard
Cellulosic Ethanol
100 gal/odt = 160M odt per year of feedstock100 gal/odt = 160M odt per year of feedstockIf 1/2 comes from forestland = 80M odt per yearIf 1/2 comes from forestland = 80M odt per year
ACESA 2009 Renewable Electricity Standard
6% 2012 rising to 25% by 2025 Cap-and-trade program
American Clean Energy and Security Act H.R. 2454 Harvested through “sustainable mgmt” Allows limited Fed supply Defines “sustainable mgmt” SecAg to issue biomass harvesting
guides Fed monitoring and verification Study by EPA, DOI, USDA to assess
impacts on …
RES/RPS
20% RPS = 62M odt per year20% RPS = 62M odt per year
Current roundwood production
16 B cf = 160M odt16 B cf = 160M odt
Double woody fiber production
Federal Incentives (BCAP) Establish BCAP zones at biorefineries Landowner contracts 75% of establishment Annual land rent $1 for $1 match at harvest 15 yr contracts for woody crops Regs being developed by FSA for 2010
Southern Env Law Center
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Key Questions
Extent of harvesting and impacts Sustainability/long-term site productivity Land-use change Efficiency of conversion Emissions/life cycle analysis Impact of policy/market distortions
Not about “wood to energy”
Acceptable resource management Major extension of public interest in
private land management—not just water and endangered species anymore
Potential to have greater impact on forest management than any other policy development since 1970’s
Where are we in this debate?Where are we in this debate?