Green Drinks Toronto

The 3rd Wednesday of each Month at

Grace O'Malleys 14 Duncan Street

6:00pm to 8:30pm

We will have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, students, government and business. Come along and you'll be made welcome. Just say, "are you green?" and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always... a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organising network.

These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity.

http://www.greendrinks.org/Toronto

SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY AND RENEWABLE GAS USE

This session will present recent research and case studies outlining good practices and policy lessons supporting sustainable bioenergy and renewable biogas across EU Member States, with interactive discussion by leading  stakeholders and observers of the field.

Bioenergy and renewable gas remain important renewable energy sources and are projected to grow steadily in the coming years as part of efforts to achieve the EU’s climate and energy goals. In 2015, 64% of total primary energy production of renewable energy in the EU-28 was generated from biomass, and many 2030 National Energy and Climate Plans indicate an ambition to increase usage. Analysis of Member States’ use of biomass for energy based on National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) shows an anticipated doubling of biomass use for energy, from 5.4% of final energy consumption in 2005 to almost 12% in 2020 driven primarily by the Renewable Energy Directive.

Bioenergy, including biofuels and renewable gas, have the potential to be an important part of sustainable development in Europe and beyond, but policy must be carefully formulated and implemented to ensure that unintended consequences do not negate these potential benefits, especially as usage scales up. Potential problems could arise with regard to biodiversity, soil quality, ensuring the climate benefits of bioenergy, social sustainability, indirect land use change and food security, among others. At the same time, industry needs clear rules and certainty in order to invest in the technology that could provide major environmental and economic benefits in future.

SPEAKERS:

Catherine BOWYER

Senior Policy Analyst

Institute for European Environmental Policy

Emilio FOLLI

Farmer

Consorzio Italiano Biogas

Luke EDWARDS

Climate Change and Land Use Policy Officer

BirdLife Europe

Galin GENTCHEV

Policy Officer

DG AGRI

Harm  GROBRÜGGE

President

European Biogas Association

Pete HARRISON

Executive Director for EU Policy

European Climate Foundation

Emmanuel TUCHSCHERER

Director for European Affairs

ENGIE

Ontario-Wide!

Stay tuned for more updates on participating venues, speakers and events!