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material for production and then recovering the energy of the waste matter generated by production), increases the potential for reducing CO 2 emissions from the
biomass. In addition, it is generally reported that the use of biomass is more energy
efficient when used in stationary facilities rather than for transport. These methods
indirectly reduce the demand for biomass fuels and thereby enable their use to be
limited to a level that can be met by sustainable production.
F. Improving Energy Efficiency for Transport, Industrial, and Household
Uses
Improving energy efficiency makes it possible to reduce overall demand for liquid
fuels. As a result, the demand for biofuels, as fossil fuel substitutes, also decreases,
improving their sustainability.
G. Promotion of Surveys and Research Assessing the Value of Ecosystem
Services and Developing Second-Generation Biofuel Production Technology
To address the impact of expanding biofuel usage on ecosystem services and
develop measures to address such impacts, one of the options proposed by the
United Nations University for ensuring sustainable use of biofuels involves paying
for ecosystem services. Evaluation methods, however, need to be investigated in
further research. Second-generation and more advanced biofuels, made by cellulose
decomposition, are not yet cost competitive, so it is necessary to promote further
study and research to address this issue.
The UN-Energy program, UNEP, and United Nations University Institute of
Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) have all recommended sustainability standards, indicators, and certification systems as effective tools in strategies to promote sustainable biofuel utilization at an international level. The Global Bioenergy Partnership
(GBEP) is also examining their introduction. Because such measures have already
been partially implemented and proven to some extent in international consensus
and practice, in ISO 14001 and other fields like forestry, they are now the center of
attention and are being studied in light of the latest trends.
13.1.3.2 Outline of Standards, Indicators, and Certification Systems
for Sustainable Biofuels
Like the certification system of the ISO 14001: environmental management standard, standards, indicators, and certification systems are designed to promote measures that counter adverse environmental impacts by defining the standards and
indicators necessary to achieve specified targets of environmental conservation.
Products and enterprises that meet those requirements can then be awarded certification. Standards define the concept of sustainability, while indicators serve as
quantitative, or in some cases qualitative, criteria for measuring and assessing compatibility with the standard. Standards and indicators can be used independently to
define policy goals or as part of a certification system to define specific certification
criteria that differ from existing standards and indicators.
13 Key Strategies for Policymakers
material for production and then recovering the energy of the waste matter generated by production), increases the potential for reducing CO 2 emissions from the
biomass. In addition, it is generally reported that the use of biomass is more energy
efficient when used in stationary facilities rather than for transport. These methods
indirectly reduce the demand for biomass fuels and thereby enable their use to be
limited to a level that can be met by sustainable production.
F. Improving Energy Efficiency for Transport, Industrial, and Household
Uses
Improving energy efficiency makes it possible to reduce overall demand for liquid
fuels. As a result, the demand for biofuels, as fossil fuel substitutes, also decreases,
improving their sustainability.
G. Promotion of Surveys and Research Assessing the Value of Ecosystem
Services and Developing Second-Generation Biofuel Production Technology
To address the impact of expanding biofuel usage on ecosystem services and
develop measures to address such impacts, one of the options proposed by the
United Nations University for ensuring sustainable use of biofuels involves paying
for ecosystem services. Evaluation methods, however, need to be investigated in
further research. Second-generation and more advanced biofuels, made by cellulose
decomposition, are not yet cost competitive, so it is necessary to promote further
study and research to address this issue.
The UN-Energy program, UNEP, and United Nations University Institute of
Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) have all recommended sustainability standards, indicators, and certification systems as effective tools in strategies to promote sustainable biofuel utilization at an international level. The Global Bioenergy Partnership
(GBEP) is also examining their introduction. Because such measures have already
been partially implemented and proven to some extent in international consensus
and practice, in ISO 14001 and other fields like forestry, they are now the center of
attention and are being studied in light of the latest trends.
13.1.3.2 Outline of Standards, Indicators, and Certification Systems
for Sustainable Biofuels
Like the certification system of the ISO 14001: environmental management standard, standards, indicators, and certification systems are designed to promote measures that counter adverse environmental impacts by defining the standards and
indicators necessary to achieve specified targets of environmental conservation.
Products and enterprises that meet those requirements can then be awarded certification. Standards define the concept of sustainability, while indicators serve as
quantitative, or in some cases qualitative, criteria for measuring and assessing compatibility with the standard. Standards and indicators can be used independently to
define policy goals or as part of a certification system to define specific certification
criteria that differ from existing standards and indicators.
13 Key Strategies for Policymakers