sandra phd conference 2012
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Sandra J. Velarde ANU Crawford School of Public Policy and
CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship
Supervisory Panel: A/Professor Luca Tacconi (ANU) Luis Rodriguez (CSIRO) Deborah O’Connell (CSIRO)
27th November 2012
Growing trees as bioenergy crops needs more than economic incen4ves
What incenSves could moSvate landholders to set up the criScal mass of tree planSngs required for developing a
bioenergy industry?
Tullamore
1. What factors underlie landholders’ willingness to adopt tree bioenergy crops?
2. What are landholders’ preferences on the incenSves offered to moSvate them to set up new tree biomass planSngs?
3. What are influencing factors for building a criScal mass of producers to start a new biomass for energy industry?
1. Preliminary survey: several iteraSons 12 expert interviews and group feedback while waiSng for ethics clearance
2. Pilot surveys: +40 surveys at 3 agricultural shows: Canowindra, Morongla and Bribaree
3. Final survey:
-‐ Stage 1: NaSonal Agricultural Field Days: 16-‐18th October, Orange: 162 surveys
-‐ Stage 2: NaSonal Cherry FesSval, 30th – 2nd December, Young
1. Farming data (5 q.)
2. Trees in your property (5-‐8 q.)
3. Demographic data (6 q.)
4. Final comments or quesSons (1 q.)
Total: 21 quesSons
Typical property: 588 acres (238 has) Orange,
1. Farming data (5)
2. Trees in your property (5-‐8)
3. Demographic data (6)
4. Final comments or quesSons (1)
A B C
Length of contract (years)
25 15 Neither A nor B = No addiSonal income ($0)
Annual return ($/acre) 76.00 53.00
Flexibility to choose harvesSng company
No Yes
I would prefer this opSon
[ ] [ ] [ ]
n=162 survey respondents
49% would NOT plant trees as energy crops
51% would plant trees as energy
crops
48% choose opSon A or B
(n=38)
52% choose opSon C (n=41)
n=41 those who chose all opSon C
26 other reason
5 interested but opSons not alracSve
3 need real life examples/market
3 more info risk/returns
4 a mix of the above
n=39 those who chose all opSon C
12 nothing
5 interested if I had financial
need 4 -‐ 200% higher financial returns
3 -‐ 100% financial returns
2 -‐ 50% higher returns
11 other
n=162 survey respondents
79 would NOT plant trees as energy crops
83 would plant trees as energy
crops
50 provided comments
29 no comments
IncenSve design: ImplicaSons • No trust: companies/government (7) • bad past experiences (4) • Not suitable land (6) • NegaSve views about trees: no value, unproducSve land, fire hazard (4) • PercepSons about landholders themselves: resistance to change (2)
• PosiSve percepSons about trees: Providers of environmental services but not to be harvested (5)
• Insufficient financial incenSve (8) • Species: Not pine, yes naSves (7) • Control over land (5)
Thank you
Research supported by:
CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship Scholarship
Crawford School Tui<on Scholarship