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BECCS at the IEA: The way forward

BECCS at the IEA: The way forward. Wolf Heidug. What have we done so far?. Working Paper 2011 Combining Bioenergy with CCS: Reporting and Accounting for Negative Emissions under UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/bioenergy_ccs.pdf

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BECCS at the IEA: The way forward

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  1. BECCS at the IEA: The way forward Wolf Heidug

  2. What have we done so far? • Working Paper 2011 Combining Bioenergy with CCS: Reporting and Accounting for Negative Emissions under UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/bioenergy_ccs.pdf • Information Paper 2012 A Policy Strategy for Carbon Capture and Storage www.iea.org/papers/2012/policy_strategy_for_ccs.pdf • IEA-IIASA Expert Workshop 2011

  3. BECCS is the use of CCS to capture emissions from biomass processing or combustion has the potential to reduce atmospheric concentrations of CO2 CO2 sequestered from air as biomass grows is not returned to atmosphere may well be needed for climate stabilisation BECCS can create ‘negative emissions’ should be reflected in incentive policy Stylised comparison of conventional CCS and BECCS lifecycle emissions Should be reflected as extra incentive

  4. Options for applying BECCS incentives 1. Biological sequestration 2. Capture 3. Storage Providing incentive at capture allows use of same administrative infrastructure as for conventional CCS

  5. Incentivising BECCS in the developing world Baseline and credit scheme (CDM and/or others) Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) UNFCCC Funds – Clean Technology Fund and others Role for International Financial Institutions: providing concessional funds risk mitigation instruments supporting development of market in carbon credits from CCS, technical assistance

  6. Cultivating, harvesting, transporting, processing and land-use change all result in emissions that may reduce the emissions reduction potential of BECCS These need to be accounted for to provide correct strength of incentives for BECCS Kyoto Protocol accounting procedures for LULUCF are not comprehensive. Potential for LUCUCF – related emissions being unaccounted. Accountancy issues

  7. Future work • Country specific studies • Indonesia – 2012 • Brazil - 2013 • China • Objectives • Explore fit of BECCS with energy and climate policy strategy of target countries • Analysis of opportunities, understanding of gaps • Capacity building

  8. Thankyou Dr Wolf Heidug Senior Analyst International Energy Agency wolf.heidug@iea.org www.iea.org/ccs

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