News & events

White Paper: Brazil

Explored Brazil bioenergy potential, covering feedstock availability, policies, current market status, and its role in the energy mix.

Global Bioenergy Statistics 2025

Delivered updated data on bioenergy across power, heat, and transport sectors, with detailed regional updates. 

Position Paper to COP30

Presented bioenergy’s critical role in achieving global climate and energy targets directed at the international energy and climate community. The paper called for action and higher ambitions at COP30. 

General Assembly
in Uganda

Marked by the election of a new board and fruitful discussions about WBA’s future activities and strategies.

Bioenergy Associations Roundtable

Facilitated collaboration among global bioenergy associations, addressing advocacy efforts, challenges, and the support expected from the WBA moving forward.

Working Group
on Clean Cooking

With regular monthly meetings, this group is composed of industry players to advocate for bioenergy-based clean cooking solutions, particularly in Africa and Asia.

Webinars

Delivered expert-led webinars addressing key enablers for sustainable bioenergy deployment, including scaling up SAF, producing and delivering certified sustainable biomass, leveraging carbon markets for bioenergy projects, and advancing small-scale biomass solutions for clean cooking.

Brazil Webinar Series

Delivered targeted discussions on Brazil-focused bioenergy topics, including insights from industry, academia, and government for bioenergy development, transport biofuels, and emerging markets like SAF, biogas, and maritime fuels.

Participation at COP30

Delivered high-level advocacy and knowledge exchange at COP30 through an official side event, an expert roundtable, and a press conference, highlighting the role of sustainable bioenergy in climate mitigation, energy transition, and local development, and strengthening cross-sector and international collaboration.

Bioenergy Horizons Documentary Series

Launched at COP30, Bioenergy Horizons—our new series with BlackRook Media—explored bioenergy’s role in a sustainable future through innovations, inspiring stories, and key discussions.

• UN ESCAP-ASEAN Biofuels Workshop: WBA participated in the initial discussions by the UN ESCAP-ASEAN to help drive investments in the ASEAN region in topics such as biofuels and carbon capture and storage.
• Oleofuels Conference (Barcelona): Shared a keynote presentation on the role of Oleofuels in the global energy transition.
• IRENA Innovation Week (Bonn):  Shared insights on bioenergy's development in the Global South.
• Climate Bonds Initiative: As part of the Technology Working Group (TWG), the WBA supports the organization in shaping robust and science-based criteria for sustainable bioenergy investments.
  
• GBEP Bioenergy Week (Kampala): As a GBEP Observer, WBA participated in panels, demonstrations, and presentations during the 4-day event.
• COP30 (Belem):  Co-hosted a side event with WWEA, RCREEE, and IBA, hosted a press conference and a side event at the WGEO Pavilion, and launched the trailer of the Bioenergy Horizons Documentary Series.
• IRENA Coalition for Action: As part of the coalition, WBA participates in Working Groups on 100% RE and community energy.
• REN21 Steering Committee: The WBA is part of the Steering Committee (SC) of the largest multistakeholder network in renewables, REN21.