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The ongoing rush for land in Sub-Saharan Africa, biofuels and the importance of developing country partners in PCD. Aaron Leopold Prepared for the Meeting of the National Focal Points for PCD, 9 February, 2012, OECD, Paris. aleopolds@globalgovernance.eu. Biofuels: an open Pandora’s Box for PCD?.
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The ongoing rush for land in Sub-Saharan Africa, biofuels and the importance of developing country partners in PCD. Aaron LeopoldPrepared for the Meeting of the National Focal Points for PCD, 9 February, 2012, OECD, Paris.aleopolds@globalgovernance.eu
Biofuels: an open Pandora’s Box for PCD? • Auto industry • Environmental Concerns • Food vs. Fuel • Trade • Land & Food • Environmental Concerns again • 2nd Generation?
Land acquisitions or “grabbing” in Sub-Saharan Africa • Jump from 4 to 60+ mil. hectares per annum from 2008-10 (France!) • 5-10% of total SSA land • Shady contracts • Friis/Reenberg 2010: majority for biofuels • ILC 2012: three quarters for biofuels • “Worst in Best” practices?
Policy Coherence for Biofuels • Biofuels: PCD is (Global) Political Economy • Meaningful & long term cooperation on policy with all ministries and development partners at all PCD stages • (commitment & statements, coordination mechanisms, monitoring) • EU opened door & legitimized global boom • EU 2011 Report on Policy Coherence for Development: “Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead” • p107 “Energy policy: continue to work on the sustainability of biofuels and biomass, including monitoring of impacts.” • Contingency planning?
Many thanks – Questions? Aaron Leopold Global Governance Institute (GGI), Brussels Freie Universität Berlin International Institute for Sustainable Development aleopold@globalgovernance.eu or aaron@iisd.org Visit www.globalgovernance.eu