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Summary of Activities:
In 2024, the World Bioenergy Association (WBA) reaffirmed its leadership in advancing bioenergy solutions worldwide. Through impactful publications, strategic initiatives, and collaborative efforts, WBA championed bioenergy’s vital role in achieving global climate goals, energy security, and sustainable development.
WBA’s publications this year shed light on bioenergy’s potential and critical role in the energy transition. The India White Paper highlighted the country’s vast agro-biomass resources and potential to achieve 35 GW of bioenergy capacity by 2030, urging policy and investment reforms to realize this vision. The Pellet Cookstoves Report highlighted the role of pellet-fired cookstoves in providing sustainable, low-emission cooking solutions.
At the global stage, our flagship report, the Global Bioenergy Statistics Report, offered data-driven insights into bioenergy’s contributions across different sectors, offering a renewed version with regional updates and developments on technologies like BECCS and SAF. Meanwhile, the BECCS Factsheet provided insights into biomass carbon capture and storage technologies, with a focus on their economic and logistical challenges, policy developments, and carbon accounting principles.
Leading to our participation in COP29, we also published a Position Paper to COP29 where we emphasized the need for bioenergy’s inclusion in global climate strategies. With the potential to decarbonize transport, heat, electricity, and other sectors, bioenergy remains underrepresented in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). WBA called for enhanced policy frameworks, renewable energy targets, and international cooperation.
This year, WBA strengthened ties across the bioenergy sector. Strategic workshops in Amsterdam and London brought stakeholders together to discuss bioenergy’s role in achieving net-zero goals. Our first Bioenergy Associations Roundtable in November marked a significant milestone, bringing together bioenergy associations worldwide to foster exchanges of ideas, strengthen collective advocacy, and address shared challenges such as feedstock diversification and regulatory barriers.
Also, WBA amplified its voice through global platforms, high-profile events, and leading media outlets like Bioenergy International Magazine. Webinars attracted over 3,400 participants, engaging them on diverse topics, from biofuel advancements and financing bioenergy projects to a series dedicated to India’s bioenergy sector. In 2024, WBA’s active participation at COP29 featured side events, roundtables, and advocacy for bioenergy’s inclusion in decarbonization strategies.
Looking ahead, the Bioenergy Horizons Documentary Series, debuting at COP30, will highlight global innovations and the role of bioenergy in combating climate change and promoting energy security.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our dedicated members, both long-standing and new, who joined us in 2024. Your support drives our mission forward, enabling us to amplify our voice and impact as the unified global bioenergy community.