Pinchot focus areas:     2009 Bioenergy Outlook Forum Summary
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2009 Outlook Forum: Implications for Federal and State Policies
As the nation faces significant energy and climate change challenges, bioenergy from the nation's forests has the potential to play an important role. Expansion of the scale and nature of forest bioenergy activities has the potential to significantly alter the existing relations between users and suppliers of wood, the nature of forest practices, and the ability of forests to produce ecosystem goods and services other than fiber and energy.
With a goal of identifying federal and state polices that can address key sustainability concerns in the expansion of wood bioenergy capacity in the United States, the Pinchot Institute and the H. John Heinz III Center conducted an outlook forum with representatives from the energy and forest products sectors, the small and large landowner communities, state and federal agencies responsible for energy policy and forest management, nongovernmental environmental organizations, and other experts. Focus was centered on policy orientation, US forests, bioenergy types, and sustainability. As this is the first in many sessions focusing on this topic, and the Pinchot Institute and the Heinz Center will continue this national dialogue through research, policy analysis, and future dialogue sessions. Session Summary: Ensuring Forest Sustainability in the Development of Wood Biofuels and Bionergy: Implications for Federal and State Policies [Download .pdf] Panels and Presentations: Introduction. Ensuring Forest Sustainability in the Development of Wood Bioenergy: National Policy Forum. Al Sample, Pinchot Institute. [Download .pdf] Panel 1: Biomass availability and alternative bioenergy technologies. How is the available, sustainable woody biomass supply determined, and what is the effect of different wood biofuels/bioenergy technologies on regional wood demand? Speaker:
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